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S 6916: Increases the maximum compensation for commissioners of improvement districts from one hundred to one hundred twenty dollars per day.
What S 6916 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill aims to amend the town law to regulate the compensation of commissioners of improvement districts. Commissioners must take the constitutional oath of office and execute an official undertaking before entering their duties. The town board may require commissioners to file a new undertaking with approved terms. Commissioners can be paid a daily amount not exceeding $120, which is deemed an expense of maintaining the district. The changes take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 6916
- What is the current status of S 6916?
- As of January 10, 2026, S 6916 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT".
- Did S 6916 pass?
- Not yet. S 6916 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 6916, and where is it now?
- S 6916 was authored by Sen. Jack Martins. Its committee of record is Senate Local Government.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
| Mar. 26, 2025 | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 26, 2025 · 281 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6916 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 26, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to compensation of commission- ers of improvement districts The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 214 of the town law, as amended by chapter 344 of 2 the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 214. Oaths, undertakings and compensation of commissioners. Each 4 commissioner, before entering upon the duties of [his] such commission- 5 er's office, shall take the constitutional oath of office and execute to 6 the town and file with the town clerk an official undertaking in such 7 sum and with such sureties as the town board may direct. The town board 8 at any time may require any such commissioners to file a new official 9 undertaking for such sum and with such sureties as the board shall 10 approve. Such commissioners may be paid such an amount as the town board 11 may designate, but not to exceed the sum of one hundred twenty dollars 12 per day each for each day actually and necessarily spent in the service 13 of the district. Such compensation shall be deemed an expense of main- 14 taining the district. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10977-01-5
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