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                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DURSO, McDONOUGH, DeSTEFANO -- read once and
   referred  to  the  Committee  on  Local   Governments   --   committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend chapter 187 of the laws of 1960 incorporating the West
   Islip Exempt Firemen's Benevolent  Association,  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 1, 2, 3 and 7 of chapter 187 of the laws  of  1960
 incorporating  the  West  Islip Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association,
 are amended to read as follows:
   Section 1. Incorporation; membership.  A  [membership]  NOT-FOR-PROFIT
 corporation  by the name of "West Islip Exempt [Firemen's] FIREFIGHTER'S
 Benevolent Association" is hereby created. It shall be composed of  such
 persons  eligible to membership therein as hereinafter provided as shall
 (a) notify the secretary of the West Islip fire  department  in  writing
 prior  to  the  organization  meeting  of  such  corporation hereinafter
 provided for their desire to become members, or (b)  shall  attend  such
 meeting  or an adjournment thereof, and also such persons so eligible as
 may become members of such corporation pursuant to its by-laws.
   § 2. Persons eligible to membership. All persons who are now, or  have
 been, or who hereafter shall be volunteer members of the West Islip fire
 district  fire  department,  or  of  any  fire  corporation in such fire
 district, and all persons resident in such fire district or in territory
 provided with fire protection by contract with such  fire  district  who
 are  exempt  volunteer [firemen] FIREFIGHTERS as defined by section [two
 hundred] 200 of the general municipal law, shall be eligible to  member-
 ship in the corporation hereby created; provided that any person who has
 been  expelled  or removed for cause from membership in any fire company
 or department shall not be eligible to membership in  such  corporation.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06583-02-5
              

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 Whenever  a member who is not an exempt [fireman] FIREFIGHTER as defined
 by section [two hundred] 200 of the general municipal law  shall  remove
 from  such fire district or from territory provided with fire protection
 as  aforesaid  or  if  the  territory in which a member resides shall no
 longer be provided  with  such  fire  protection,  [his]  SUCH  PERSON'S
 membership in such corporation shall cease.
   §  3. Purposes. The purposes of such corporation shall be [the mainte-
 nance of suitable headquarters  for,  and  the  promotion  of  fraternal
 intercourse  among  the members of such corporation, the relief, aid and
 assistance of such members and their families who are disabled or  indi-
 gent,  and  the  promotion  of the welfare of the volunteer fire service
 within the West Islip fire district and  territory  provided  with  fire
 protection by contract with such fire district]:  TO PROVIDE RELIEF, AID
 AND  ASSISTANCE  TO  THE  VOLUNTEER  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;  TO
 INCLUDE  SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND ENCOURAGE TEAM BUILDING SKILLS IN
 ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE SAFETY AMONG THE VOLUNTEERS; AND  THE  PROMOTION
 OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE SERVICE WITHIN THE TERRITORY PROTECTED BY THE WEST
 ISLIP FIRE DISTRICT 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 [five hundred fifty-three] 9104 of the insurance law,
 for fire department use and benefit, upon premiums for insurance against
 loss or damage by fire covering property situated within  the  territory
 protected  by  the  West  Islip  fire department, located in the town of
 Islip, Suffolk county, New York, or within any duly organized  territory
 in which the West Islip fire department is or may be obligated to render
 fire  protection.  The  officer  of  said  corporation 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, relat-
 ing  to  treasurers  of fire departments. Such corporation shall also be
 entitled to receive a share of the tax imposed by section [five  hundred
 fifty-four]  9105  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 [five hundred fifty-three] 9104 of the
 insurance law. Such taxes shall only be used [for the care and relief of
 disabled or indigent volunteer and exempt volunteer  firemen  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 187 of the laws of 1960  made  by
 section one of this act shall apply to taxes due on premiums received on
 and after January 1, 2026.