NY State Senate Bill 2025-S6159

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

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Mar 05, 2025	referred to local government

2025-S6159 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6593
Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Suffolk County
Laws Affected:: Amd §§1, 2, 6 & 7, Chap 264 of 1961

2025-S6159 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the control and disposal of funds and property and the management of the Hampton Bays Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association; increases the number of members of its board of trustees from five to eight; relates to the collection of taxes imposed by section 9104 of the insurance law for fire department use and benefit; makes technical corrections.

2025-S6159 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6159

SPONSOR: PALUMBO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend chapter 264 of the laws of 1961 relating to the incorpo-
ration of the Hampton Bays Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Associ-
ation and providing for its powers and duties, in relation to the
management of certain affairs of such association

 
PURPOSE:

This bill will amend chapter 264 of the laws of 1961 relating to incor-
porating the Hampton Bays Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Associ-
ation, Inc in relation to its name, making the Special Act gender
neutral, changing the number of members on the board of trustees, and
updating provision for the usage of monies received from foreign fire
insurance companies by the association.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. Amends section 1 of chapter 264 of the laws of 1961 relating

to the incorporation of the Hampton Bays Volunteer Exempt Firemen's
Benevolent Association, Inc by changing the term "Firemen's" to "Fire-
fighter's" in the name of the corporation to be gender neutral and more
inclusive.

Section 2. Amends section 2 of chapter 264 of the laws of 1961 by chang-
ing the term firemen to firefighter.

Section 3. Amends section 6 of chapter 264 of the laws of 1961 by chang-
ing the number of members on the board of trustees of the Hampton Bays
Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association, Inc.  to reflect
eight members.

Section 4. Amends section 7 of chapter 264 of the 1961 laws to use taxes
collected and paid by section nine thousand one hundred four of the
insurance law, as well as a share of the tax imposed by section nine
thousand one hundred five of the insurance law in the furtherance of its
purposes as set forth in section 614/2 of this article.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This act would amend the chapter of law governing the operation of the
Hampton Bays Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association, Inc, in
a manner similar to that which has been done for other volunteer fire-
fighters' benevolent associations so that it may more effectively attend
to the well-being of the association, its members and their families.

This bill also updates the provisions for the distribution of foreign
fire insurance funds to make its use consistent with sections 9104 and
9105 of the New York State insurance law.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately

2025-S6159 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6159
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 5, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 264 of the laws of 1961 relating to the incorpo-
   ration of the Hampton Bays Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Asso-
   ciation and providing for its powers and duties, in  relation  to  the
   management of certain affairs of such association
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 264 of the laws of  1961  relating  to
 the incorporation of the Hampton Bays Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevo-
 lent  Association and providing for its powers and duties, is amended to
 read as follows:
   Section 1. Incorporation; membership. A membership corporation by  the
 name of "Hampton Bays Volunteer Exempt [Firemen's] FIREFIGHTER'S Benevo-
 lent  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 Hampton Bays volunteer fire department
 in writing prior to the organization meeting of such corporation herein-
 after provided for their desire to become members, or (b)  shall  attend
 such  meeting or an adjournment thereof, and also such persons so eligi-
 ble as may become members of such corporation pursuant to its by-laws.
   § 2. Section 2 of chapter 264 of the laws  of  1961  relating  to  the
 incorporation  of the Hampton Bays Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent
 Association and providing for its powers and duties, is amended to  read
 as follows:
   §  2.  Persons eligible to membership. All persons who are now or have
 been, or who hereafter shall be volunteer members of  the  Hampton  Bays
 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09884-03-5

 S. 6159                             2
 
 hundred of the general municipal law shall be eligible to membership  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.
 Whenever a member who is not an exempt [fireman] FIREFIGHTER as  defined
 by section two hundred of the general municipal law shall move from such
 fire  district  or  from  territory  in  which  SUCH  fire protection is
 provided as aforesaid or if the territory  in  which  a  member  resides
 shall  no  longer  be  provided  with  such fire protection, [his] THEIR
 membership in such corporation shall cease.
   § 3. Section 6 of chapter 264 of the laws  of  1961  relating  to  the
 incorporation  of the Hampton Bays Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent
 Association and providing for its powers and duties, is amended to  read
 as follows:
   §  6.  Control  and  disposal  of  funds and property. The control and
 disposal of the funds, property and estate  of  the  [said  association]
 CORPORATION,  the exercise of its powers, and the management and control
 of its affairs shall be vested in and exercised by a board  of  trustees
 which  shall  consist  of [five] EIGHT members of such corporation, viz:
 the president, the vice president, the secretary, THE  FINANCIAL  SECRE-
 TARY,  the  treasurer  and [one] THREE other [member] MEMBERS having the
 title of trustee. Such officers and trustees shall  be  elected  at  the
 annual  meeting  of  such  corporation  in  the manner prescribed by its
 by-laws.
   § 4. Section 7 of chapter 264 of the laws  of  1961  relating  to  the
 incorporation  of the Hampton Bays Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent
 Association and providing for its powers and duties, is amended to  read
 as follows:
   §  7. Precept for THE 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] 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
 situated within the territory protected by the  Hampton  Bays  volunteer
 fire  department,  located  in  the  town of [Southhampton] SOUTHAMPTON,
 Suffolk county, New York, or within  any  duly  organized  territory  in
 which  the Hampton Bays volunteer 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]  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 [five hundred
 fifty-three] NINE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FOUR of the insurance  law.  Such
 taxes  shall  only be used [for the care and relief of disabled or indi-
 gent 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.
   §  5.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to section 7 of chapter 264 of the laws of 1961  relating
 to  the  incorporation  of  the  Hampton Bays Volunteer Exempt Firemen's
 Benevolent Association, made by section four of this act shall apply  to
 taxes due on premiums received on and after January 1, 2026.

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Senate Bill S6159

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

2025-S6159 (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S6159 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S6159 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6159 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Anthony H. Palumbo

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

2025-S6159 (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-S6159 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S6159 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6159 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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