# New York S 7204: Exempts the Caughdenoy Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. from the forty-five percent limit on non-resident members

New York S 7204, Exempts the Caughdenoy Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. from the forty-five percent limit on non-resident members, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Christopher Ryan (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-10-23 (SIGNED CHAP.339) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York S 7204
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Exempts the Caughdenoy Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. from the forty-five percent limit on non-resident members
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Last action: 2026-10-23, SIGNED CHAP.339
- Sponsor: Christopher Ryan (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (263 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Christopher Ryan (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-05 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 132 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-05 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 61 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-28 | committee | Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee Vote | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-06-04 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 57 | 1 |   |
| 2025-05-20 | committee | Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee Vote | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2026-10-23: SIGNED CHAP.339 (Senate)
- 2026-10-16: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (Senate)
- 2026-06-05: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2026-06-05: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2026-06-05: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.544 (House)
- 2026-06-05: SUBSTITUTED FOR A9199A (House)
- 2026-05-05: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (House)
- 2026-05-05: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2026-05-05: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2026-05-04: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: AMENDED 7204A (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: 1ST REPORT CAL.828 (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: RETURNED TO SENATE (House)
- 2026-01-07: DIED IN ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-06-04: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (House)
- 2025-06-04: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-06-04: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-05-22: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING (Senate)
- 2025-05-21: 2ND REPORT CAL. (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: 1ST REPORT CAL.1188 (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS (Senate)

## Bill text

- Amendment A, 2026-04-29: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7204A)
- Original, 2025-04-03: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7204)

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## Sources
- [Amendment A (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7204A)
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/S7204)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-S7204-2025 (as of 2026-11-04).