NY State Senate Bill 2025-S8011

Senate Bill S8011

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Amends chapter 668 of the laws of 1977, amending the volunteer firefighters' benefit law relating to disability due to disease or malfunction of the heart or coronary arteries, in relation to the effectiveness

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

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May 15, 2025	referred to local government

2025-S8011 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8275
Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Firefighters
Laws Affected:: Amd §4, Chap 668 of 1977

2025-S8011 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the effectiveness of provisions relating to disability due to disease or malfunction of the heart or coronary arteries.

2025-S8011 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8011

SPONSOR: HARCKHAM
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend chapter 668 of the laws of 1977, amending the volunteer
firefighters' benefit law relating to disability due to disease or
malfunction of the heart or coronary arteries, in relation to the effec-
tiveness thereof

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This legislation would extend, until June 30, 2030, § 61 of the Volun-
teer Firefighters' Benefit Law, which governs benefits for the death or
disability of volunteer firefighters due to heart or coronary artery
disease.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one amends § 61 of the Volunteer Firefighters Benefits Law to
extend the presumption related to disability benefits for death or disa-
bility due to heart or coronary artery disease for an additional five

years.

Section two provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In 1977, the Legislature found that volunteer firefighters too often
suffered injuries or deaths resulting from heart attacks suffered in the
line of duty. The Legislature also found that claims of injuries from
heart attacks were often subjected to lengthy delays. As a result, the
Legislature established specific procedures to expedite the handling of
such claims. This legislation extends the provisions relating to disa-
bility due to heart disease which are scheduled to expire on June 30,
2025.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2020 - Chapter 58 of the Laws of 2020 (PPGG Part XXX subpart B item CC)

2015 - Chapter 26 of the Laws of 2015

2010 - Chapter 183 of the Laws of 2010

2005 - Chapter 138 of the Laws 2005

2003 - Chapter 89 of the Laws of 2003

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S8011 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8011
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 668 of the laws of 1977, amending the  volunteer
   firefighters'  benefit  law  relating  to disability due to disease or
   malfunction of the heart or coronary  arteries,  in  relation  to  the
   effectiveness thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 4 of chapter 668 of the laws of 1977, amending  the
 volunteer  firefighters'  benefit  law  relating  to  disability  due to
 disease or malfunction of the heart or coronary arteries, as amended  by
 section  1 of item CC of subpart B of part XXX of chapter 58 of the laws
 of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   § 4. The provisions of section two of this act shall  remain  in  full
 force  and  effect  to  and  including the thirtieth day of June, [2025]
 2030.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11982-01-5

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