| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 07, 2026 |
referred to budget and revenue |
| May 28, 2025 |
reported and committed to local government |
| Mar 21, 2025 |
notice of committee consideration - requested |
| Jan 14, 2025 |
referred to budget and revenue |
Senate Bill S1825
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) 43rd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Budget And Revenue Committee
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 9th Senate District
(R, C) 5th Senate District
2025-S1825 (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-S1825 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1825
SPONSOR: ASHBY
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to
using a portion of the public safety communications surcharge to support
volunteer fire department initiatives
PURPOSE:
To divert monies collected from the public safety communications
surcharge into a newly created fund known as the New York State Volun-
teer Fire Department Auxiliary Fund. This fund will support volunteer
fire departments within the state by providing them with funding for
equipment and recruitment and retention programs.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Diverts funds collected from the public safety communica-
tions-surcharge from the general fund and into the New York State Volun-
teer Fire Department Auxiliary Fund.
2025-S1825 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1825
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 14, 2025
___________
Introduced by Sen. ASHBY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Budget and Revenue
AN ACT to amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to
using a portion of the public safety communications surcharge to
support volunteer fire department initiatives
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 5 of section 186-f of the tax
law, as added by section 3 of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2009,
is amended to read as follows:
(a) forty-one and seven-tenths of the revenues collected and received
under this section into the [state general] NEW YORK STATE VOLUNTEER
FIRE DEPARTMENT AUXILIARY fund ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-
NINE-SS OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW; and
§ 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-ss to
read as follows:
§ 99-SS. NEW YORK STATE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AUXILIARY FUND. 1.
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FUND. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT
CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND
FINANCE A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE NEW YORK STATE VOLUNTEER FIRE
DEPARTMENT AUXILIARY FUND. MONEYS IN THIS ACCOUNT SHALL BE KEPT SEPARATE
AND NOT COMMINGLED WITH ANY OTHER MONEYS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE COMP-
TROLLER.
2. SOURCE OF FUNDS. THE SUM EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT IDENTIFIED IN PARA-
GRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX-F OF THE
TAX LAW SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE FUND.
3. USE OF FUNDS. SUCH MONEYS SHALL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVID-
ING VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THE STATE WITH GRANTS FOR THE PURCHASE
OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, TURNOUT GEAR, HAZMAT SYSTEMS, COMMUNI-
CATIONS TECHNOLOGY, RENOVATION OR RESTORATION OF BUILDINGS THAT CONTAIN
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03833-01-5
S. 1825 2
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