---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to proof of eligibility for volunteer firefighter enhanced cancer disability benefits"
description: "Relates to proof of eligibility for volunteer firefighter enhanced cancer disability benefits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 4173"
citation: "New York S 4173 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["GAUGHRAN"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-03-04"
last_action: "2019-12-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10c730fb-1342-41d1-8d9c-a07abc458c70"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S4173"
source_hash: "4a0b4663ca472a001b955b1d172859470c56bb468aeda07b8f2a2fc888132ff6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 4173 (2019-2020) — Relates to proof of eligibility for volunteer firefighter enhanced cancer disability benefits

Relates to proof of eligibility for volunteer firefighter enhanced cancer disability benefits.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S4173** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S4173&term=2019&Text=Y)
2. **S4173A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S4173A)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **145–1** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **61–0** (pass) · upper
- Local Government Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **60–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- GAUGHRAN — primary (person)
- BIAGGI — cosponsor (person)
- CARLUCCI — cosponsor (person)
- FUNKE — cosponsor (person)
- GALLIVAN — cosponsor (person)
- MARTINEZ — cosponsor (person)
- THOMAS — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-03-04** REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-08** 1ST REPORT CAL.387
- **2019-04-09** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2019-04-10** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2019-05-20** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-05-20** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-05-20** REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-05** RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
- **2019-06-05** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2019-06-05** VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
- **2019-06-05** AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 4173A `amendment-passage`
- **2019-06-11** REPASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2019-06-11** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2019-06-11** REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18** SUBSTITUTED FOR A5957A
- **2019-06-18** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.360
- **2019-06-18** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2019-06-18** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2019-12-17** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2019-12-23** SIGNED CHAP.738 `executive-signature`
- **2019-12-23** APPROVAL MEMO.84

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/10c730fb-1342-41d1-8d9c-a07abc458c70`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).