Provides for the incorporation of the Bedford Hills Fire Department Benevolent Association
This bill creates a legal entity called the Bedford Hills Fire Department Benevolent Association to support the volunteer firefighters of the Bedford Hills Fire Department in Westchester County. The association will provide financial aid, health benefits, and social activities specifically for volunteer members who have completed at least five years of service, while excluding paid firefighters and those removed from the department. Eligible volunteers can join by notifying the fire department secretary or attending an upcoming organization meeting, after which the group will adopt its own bylaws and elect a seven-member board of trustees. The new corporation will manage funds collected from fire insurance taxes to further its mission of supporting volunteer members and their families.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2024
Last action Jun 3, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2024
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
May 20, 2024
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican7
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
May 20, 2024
Senate · Referred to committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
May 20, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-0)
Feb 6, 2024
Senate · Referred to committee
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Pete Harckham
DDemocratic/Working Families
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