NY State Assembly Bill 2023-A6384A

Assembly Bill A6384A

Signed By Governor

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the Ocean Beach Volunteer and Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent Association, Inc's purpose and use of foreign fire insurance premium taxes

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Sep 15, 2023	signed chap.401
Sep 07, 2023	delivered to governor
Jun 09, 2023	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1851 substituted for s6262a
Jun 07, 2023	referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.642 rules report cal.642 reported
Jun 06, 2023	reported referred to rules
May 31, 2023	reported referred to ways and means
May 10, 2023	print number 6384a
May 10, 2023	amend and recommit to local governments
Apr 06, 2023	referred to local governments

Votes

- Jun 9, 2023 - Floor Vote
  A6384A
  
  60
  
  Aye
  
  2
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 9, 2023
      
      aye (60)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Ashby
      
      Bailey
      
      Borrello
      
      Breslin
      
      Brouk
      
      Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
      
      Chu
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Fernandez
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martinez
      
      Martins
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Murray
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rhoads
      
      Rivera
      
      Rolison
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Scarcella-Spanton
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serrano
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Walczyk
      
      Webb
      
      Weber
      
      Weik
      
      nay (2)
      
      Brisport
      
      Skoufis
      
      excused (1)
      
      Felder
      
      The following Member(s) participated via videoconferencing: Cooney

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2023-A6384 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S6262
Law Section:: Volunteer and Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent Assoc., Inc.
Laws Affected:: Amd §§3 & 7, Chap 493 of 1987

2023-A6384 - Summary

Relates to the Ocean Beach Volunteer and Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent Association, Inc's purpose and use of foreign fire insurance premium taxes.

2023-A6384 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6384
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GANDOLFO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 493 of the laws of 1987 creating the Ocean Beach
   Volunteer  and  Exempt  Firefighters' Benevolent Association, Incorpo-
   rated and providing for its powers and  duties,  in  relation  to  its
   purpose and the use of foreign fire insurance premium taxes
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Sections 2, 3 and 7 of chapter 493  of  the  laws  of  1987
 creating  the  Ocean Beach Volunteer and Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent
 Association, Incorporated and providing for its powers and  duties,  are
 amended to read as follows:
   §  2.  Persons eligible to membership. All persons who are now or have
 been, or hereafter shall be active volunteer members of the Ocean  Beach
 Volunteer  Fire  Department  and  who  have heretofore acquired or shall
 hereafter acquire the status of exempt volunteer firefighters as defined
 in section two hundred of the general municipal law or any other  appli-
 cable  law  by virtue of having rendered service in said fire company in
 the village of Ocean Beach, Suffolk county, and all persons who are  now
 or  hereafter  shall be active volunteer members of said fire department
 shall be eligible for membership  in  the  corporation  hereby  created;
 provided that any person who has been expelled or removed for cause from
 membership  in  any  fire department or company shall not be eligible to
 membership in such corporation. The membership of  any  person  in  such
 corporation  shall  terminate when his membership as an active volunteer
 member of the Ocean Beach  Volunteer  Fire  Department  shall  terminate
 before  such  persons shall have acquired the status of exempt volunteer
 firefighters as defined in section two hundred of the general  municipal
 law by virtue of having rendered services to such fire department.  PAID
 FIREFIGHTERS,  IF  ANY,  OF  THE  OCEAN BEACH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT,
 SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE CORPORATION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07259-01-3

 A. 6384                             2
 
   § 3. Purposes. [The purposes of such corporation shall be the  mainte-
 nance  of suitable headquarters for, and the promotion of friendly asso-
 ciation for the betterment of the members of such corporation and  their
 relations with the community, for the promotion of fraternal intercourse
 among  the  members  of such corporation, to study and disseminate among
 the members of such corporation the most efficient  manner  of  fighting
 fires, the relief, aid and assistance of such members and their families
 who  are  disabled or indigent and to acquire real and personal property
 such as may be necessary for the  purposes  herein  set  forth  and  the
 promotion of the welfare of the volunteer fire service within the terri-
 tory  now  served  or  which  may hereafter be served by the Ocean Beach
 Volunteer Fire Department.] THE PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION  CREATED  BY
 THIS  ACT  SHALL BE: TO PROVIDE RELIEF, AID AND ASSISTANCE TO THE VOLUN-
 TEER MEMBERS OF SUCH CORPORATION WHO ARE DISABLED, INDIGENT  OR  INJURED
 IN  THE  PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES, AND THEIR FAMILIES; TO PROMOTE AND
 SAFEGUARD THE WELFARE OF THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF SUCH CORPORATION,  AND
 THEIR  FAMILIES;  TO MAINTAIN A SUITABLE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE MEMBERS OF
 SUCH CORPORATION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE  VOLUNTEER
 MEMBERS  OF SUCH CORPORATION; AND TO ENHANCE THE MORALE OF THE VOLUNTEER
 MEMBERS OF SUCH CORPORATION BY PROVIDING SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL  ACTIV-
 ITIES  FOR  THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF SUCH CORPORATION, AND THE PROMOTION
 OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE SERVICE WITHIN  THE  TERRITORY  PROTECTED  BY  THE
 OCEAN BEACH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
   § 7. Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes. Such
 corporation  shall  collect  and  there  shall  be  paid to it all taxes
 imposed by section nine thousand one hundred four of the  insurance  law
 for  fire department use and benefit upon premiums for insurance against
 loss or damage by fire covering property within  the  village  of  Ocean
 Beach  located  in Suffolk county, New York. The officers of said corpo-
 ration designated by its by-laws to collect, and receive  the  aforesaid
 tax  shall  have  all the powers and be subject to all the provisions of
 the insurance law, relating to  treasurers  of  fire  departments.  Such
 corporation  shall  also  be  entitled  to  receive  a  share of the tax
 distributed pursuant to the provisions  of  section  nine  thousand  one
 hundred  five  of  the insurance law, based upon the business written in
 the territory with respect to  which  it  is  entitled  to  collect  and
 receive  the  tax  under  section  nine thousand one hundred four of the
 insurance law. Such taxes shall only be used [for the care and relief of
 disabled or indigent volunteer and  exempt  volunteer  firefighters  and
 their families] BY THE CORPORATION IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS PURPOSES AS SET
 FORTH IN SECTION THREE OF THIS ACT.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to section 7 of chapter 493 of the laws of 1987  creating
 the  Ocean  Beach Volunteer and  Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent Associ-
 ation, Incorporated and providing for its  powers  and  duties  made  by
 section one of this act shall apply to taxes due on premiums received on
 and after January 1, 2024.

2023-A6384A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:: S6262
Law Section:: Volunteer and Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent Assoc., Inc.
Laws Affected:: Amd §§3 & 7, Chap 493 of 1987

2023-A6384A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the Ocean Beach Volunteer and Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent Association, Inc's purpose and use of foreign fire insurance premium taxes.

2023-A6384A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6384--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. GANDOLFO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee  on  Local  Governments  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 493 of the laws of 1987 creating the Ocean Beach
   Volunteer and Exempt Firefighters'  Benevolent  Association,  Incorpo-
   rated  and  providing  for  its  powers and duties, in relation to its
   purpose and the use of foreign fire insurance premium taxes
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Sections 3 and 7 of chapter 493 of the laws of 1987 creat-
 ing the Ocean Beach Volunteer and Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent  Asso-
 ciation,  Incorporated  and  providing  for  its  powers and duties, are
 amended to read as follows:
   § 3. Purposes. [The purposes of such corporation shall be the  mainte-
 nance  of suitable headquarters for, and the promotion of friendly asso-
 ciation for the betterment of the members of such corporation and  their
 relations with the community, for the promotion of fraternal intercourse
 among  the  members  of such corporation, to study and disseminate among
 the members of such corporation the most efficient  manner  of  fighting
 fires, the relief, aid and assistance of such members and their families
 who  are  disabled or indigent and to acquire real and personal property
 such as may be necessary for the  purposes  herein  set  forth  and  the
 promotion of the welfare of the volunteer fire service within the terri-
 tory  now  served  or  which  may hereafter be served by the Ocean Beach
 Volunteer Fire Department.] THE PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION  CREATED  BY
 THIS  ACT  SHALL BE: TO PROVIDE RELIEF, AID AND ASSISTANCE TO THE VOLUN-
 TEER MEMBERS OF SUCH CORPORATION WHO ARE DISABLED, INDIGENT  OR  INJURED
 IN  THE  PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES, AND THEIR FAMILIES; TO PROMOTE AND
 SAFEGUARD THE WELFARE OF THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF SUCH CORPORATION,  AND
 THEIR  FAMILIES;  TO MAINTAIN A SUITABLE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE MEMBERS OF
 SUCH CORPORATION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE  VOLUNTEER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07259-02-3

 A. 6384--A                          2
 
 MEMBERS  OF SUCH CORPORATION; AND TO ENHANCE THE MORALE OF THE VOLUNTEER
 MEMBERS OF SUCH CORPORATION BY PROVIDING SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL  ACTIV-
 ITIES  FOR  THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF SUCH CORPORATION, AND THE PROMOTION
 OF  THE  VOLUNTEER  FIRE  SERVICE  WITHIN THE TERRITORY PROTECTED BY THE
 OCEAN BEACH VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
   § 7. Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes. Such
 corporation shall collect and there  shall  be  paid  to  it  all  taxes
 imposed  by  section nine thousand one hundred four of the insurance law
 for fire department use and benefit upon premiums for insurance  against
 loss  or  damage  by  fire covering property within the village of Ocean
 Beach located in Suffolk county, New York. The officers of  said  corpo-
 ration  designated  by its by-laws to collect, and receive the aforesaid
 tax shall have all the powers and be subject to all  the  provisions  of
 the  insurance  law,  relating  to  treasurers of fire departments. Such
 corporation shall also be  entitled  to  receive  a  share  of  the  tax
 distributed  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of section nine thousand one
 hundred five of the insurance law, based upon the  business  written  in
 the  territory  with  respect  to  which  it  is entitled to collect and
 receive the tax under section nine thousand  one  hundred  four  of  the
 insurance law. Such taxes shall only be used [for the care and relief of
 disabled  or  indigent  volunteer  and exempt volunteer firefighters and
 their families] BY THE CORPORATION IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS PURPOSES AS SET
 FORTH IN SECTION THREE OF THIS ACT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 the  amendments to section 7 of chapter 493 of the laws of 1987 creating
 the Ocean Beach Volunteer and  Exempt Firefighters'  Benevolent  Associ-
 ation,  Incorporated  and  providing  for  its powers and duties made by
 section one of this act shall apply to taxes due on premiums received on
 and after January 1, 2024.

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