Assembly Bill A5588

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Permits fire districts to equip emergency rescue and first aid squads

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

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2011-A5588 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3486
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง176, Town L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3292, S1929
2013-2014: A896, S2394
2015-2016: A2171, S1811
2017-2018: A8644, S7586
2019-2020: A150

2011-A5588 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits the board of fire commissioners of a fire district to maintain and equip ambulance companies; includes the purchase of uniforms to be worn by members of such companies.

2011-A5588 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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    S. 3486                                                  A. 5588

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2011
                               ___________

IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern-
  ment

IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMEL -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to permitting  fire  districts
  to form ambulance companies

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

  Section 1. Section 176 of the town law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 10-a to read as follows:
  10-A.  MAY  ORGANIZE, OPERATE, MAINTAIN AND EQUIP AMBULANCE COMPANIES,
INCLUDING THE PURCHASE OF UNIFORMS TO BE USED BY  THE  MEMBERS  OF  SUCH
COMPANIES, AND PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF SUCH MEMBERS FOR CAUSE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06548-01-1

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