FASNY Legislative Conference

Setting the Agenda for the 249th New York State Legislative Session

November 7-8, 2026 | Crowne Plaza Albany

The 2026 FASNY Legislative Conference will bring volunteer fire service leaders, advocates and rank and file members from across New York State together to set FASNY’s legislative agenda for the 2027–2028 legislative cycle.

FASNY’s advocacy has helped deliver significant victories for New York’s volunteer fire service, with more than 30 FASNY-championed bills becoming law over the past decade. Those successes are built not only in Albany, but through the experience, ideas and grassroots advocacy of FASNY members in communities across the state.

During this full, even-year Legislative Conference, delegates will consider proposals submitted by FASNY’s Sectionals from around the state, debate the issues facing today’s volunteer fire service, and decide the priorities that will form FASNY’s legislative scorecard for the coming two-year session. Rather than starting over annually, this new structure aligns FASNY’s agenda with the Legislature’s two-year cycle, allowing the Association to build stronger relationships, sustain grassroots campaigns and develop the long-term strategies often necessary to move major initiatives through Albany.

FASNY is also arranging for guest voices to attend and provide insight into the political and legislative landscape ahead, while FASNY leadership, members and consultants will discuss how the Association can turn its priorities into direct legislative engagement and a coordinated grassroots advocacy across every region of the state.

Whether an issue originates on Long Island, in the North Country, Western New York or anywhere in between, this is the opportunity for FASNY members to bring their region’s voice to the table, explain their perspective to their fellow firefighters from around the state and help determine what the Association fights for in Albany.

The scorecard adopted at the conference guides FASNY’s advocacy throughout the next two-year legislative cycle and helps inform and guide how the Board of Directors responds to issues that emerge in the unpredictable landscape of Albany.

Come help set the priorities, build our strategy, and carry FASNY’s momentum into the next legislative session.