Assembly Bill A8644

2017-2018 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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2017-A8644 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7586
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §176, Town L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3292, S1929
2011-2012: A5588, S3486
2013-2014: A896, S2394
2015-2016: A2171, S1811
2019-2020: A150

2017-A8644 (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.

2017-A8644 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8644
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             September 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. D'URSO -- 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07841-01-7

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