Senate Bill S4655

Vetoed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that firefighters who die in the line of duty have their names inscribed on the New York state fallen firefighter memorial

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S4655 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5933
Law Section:
Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7, Vol Ffs Ben L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S8450, A10836

2011-S4655 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that volunteer firefighters who die or have died in the line of duty, as determined by an authoritative agency, have their names inscribed on the New York state fallen firefighter memorial.

2011-S4655 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S4655 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4655

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 14, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SKELOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, in relation  to
  the New York state fallen firefighter memorial

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 7 of the volunteer  firefighters'  benefit  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision 47 to read as follows:
  47.  IN  THE CASE OF A DEATH OF A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER, REGARDLESS OF
WHETHER SUCH DEATH OCCURRED BEFORE, ON OR AFTER THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF
THIS  SUBDIVISION,  THAT  RESULTS FROM SERVICES PERFORMED IN THE LINE OF
DUTY, AS DETERMINED BY AN AUTHORITATIVE AGENCY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMIT-
ED TO, THE  WORKERS'  COMPENSATION  BOARD,  THE  FEDERAL  DEPARTMENT  OF
JUSTICE,  THE  OFFICE OF FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OR PURSUANT TO THIS
CHAPTER, THE NAME OF THAT FIREFIGHTER SHALL BE INSCRIBED  UPON  THE  NEW
YORK STATE FALLEN FIREFIGHTER MEMORIAL ON THE CAPITOL MALL IN ALBANY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04215-01-1


              

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