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NY A 978

in committee

Establishes an authorized absence from work for certain emergency services volunteers

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 978 pass?

Not yet. NY A 978 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO LABOR

What is NY A 978 about?

Prohibits an employer from terminating an employee who is also a volunteer firefighter or an enrolled member of a volunteer ambulance service when such employee misses or is late to work because of an emergency to which the employee was dispatched.

Who sponsors NY A 978?

Joe Angelino is the primary sponsor of NY A 978, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Description

Prohibits an employer from terminating an employee who is also a volunteer firefighter or an enrolled member of a volunteer ambulance service when such employee misses or is late to work because of an emergency to which the employee was dispatched.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO LABOR
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Joe Angelinoprimary
  • Scott H. Bendettcosponsor
  • Joe DeStefanocosponsor
  • Michael Dursocosponsor
  • Jodi Gigliocosponsor
  • John Lemondescosponsor
  • David McDonoughcosponsor
  • Brian D. Millercosponsor
  • Angelo J. Morinellocosponsor
  • Chris Taguecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO LABOR

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO LABOR

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

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  • Prior session: A 1467not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2602not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 5293not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2520not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A978?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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