Assembly Bill A470

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to recovering attorney fees for legal services rendered under certain claims

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A470 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §47, Vol Ffs Ben L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A7089

2025-A470 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the cost for legal services in connection with any claim arising under the volunteer firefighter's benefit law.

2025-A470 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    470
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the volunteer firefighters' benefit law, in relation  to
   the cost for legal services in connection with any claim arising under
   such law

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 47 of the volunteer firefighters'  benefit  law  is
 amended to read as follows:
   § 47. Costs  and  fees.  The  provisions of section twenty-four of the
 [workmen's] WORKERS' compensation law shall be applicable as fully as if
 set forth in this chapter,  EXCEPT  THAT  THE  BOARD  SHALL  CONSIDER  A
 REQUEST  FROM  A  CLAIMANT  WHO HAS FILED A CLAIM TO ASSESS THE COST FOR
 LEGAL SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM ARISING UNDER  THIS  CHAPTER
 UPON  THE  INSURANCE  CARRIER  TO WHOM THE CLAIMANT HAS PROVIDED NOTICE,
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT WHEN A DETERMINATION IS MADE  BY  THE  BOARD  TO
 ASSESS  THE COST FOR LEGAL SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM ARISING
 UNDER THIS CHAPTER UPON THE  INSURANCE  CARRIER  WHO  THE  CLAIMANT  HAS
 PROVIDED NOTICE, THE ATTORNEY'S FEE SHALL BE FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT CALCU-
 LATED  ON  THE  FEE APPLICATION PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD AND COMMENSURATE
 WITH THE SERVICES RENDERED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01296-01-5

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