A 6956: Amends the name of the Hauppauge Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association, and certain provisions regarding removing gendered terminology; relates to the use of foreign fire insurance premium taxes.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6956 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY March 18, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FITZPATRICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend chapter 7 of the laws of 1955, relating to incorporating the Hauppauge Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association, and providing for its powers and duties, in relation to the name of such association 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: 1 Section 1. Sections 1, 2 and 7 of chapter 7 of the laws of 1955, 2 relating to incorporating the Hauppauge Volunteer Exempt Firemen's 3 Benevolent Association, and providing for its powers and duties, are 4 amended to read as follows: 5 Section 1. Incorporation; membership. A membership corporation by the 6 name of "Hauppauge Volunteer Exempt [Firemen's] Firefighter's Benevolent 7 Association" is hereby created. It shall be composed of such persons 8 eligible to membership therein as hereinafter provided as shall (a) 9 notify the secretary of the Hauppauge fire department in writing prior 10 to the organization meeting of such corporation hereinafter provided for 11 their desire to become members, or (b) shall attend such meeting or an 12 adjournment thereof, and also such persons so eligible as may become 13 members of such corporation pursuant to its by-laws. 14 § 2. Persons eligible to membership. All persons who are now, or have 15 been, or who hereafter shall be volunteer members of Hauppauge fire 16 district fire department, or of any fire corporation in such fire 17 district, and all persons resident in such fire district or in territory 18 provided with fire protection by contract with such fire district who 19 are exempt volunteer [firemen] firefighters as defined by section two 20 hundred of the general municipal law, shall be eligible to membership in 21 the corporation hereby created; provided that any person who has been 22 expelled or removed for cause from membership in any fire company or 23 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. LBD09116-01-5 
 A. 6956 2 1 Whenever a member who is not an exempt [fireman] volunteer firefighter 2 as defined by section two hundred of the general municipal law shall 3 move from such fire district or from territory provided with fire 4 protection as aforesaid or if the territory in which a member resides 5 shall no longer be provided with such fire protection, [his] such 6 member's membership in such corporation shall cease. 7 § 7. Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes. Such 8 corporation shall collect and there shall be paid to it all taxes 9 imposed by section [five hundred fifty-three] 9104 of the insurance law, 10 for fire department use and benefit, upon premiums for insurance against 11 loss or damage by fire covering property situated within the territory 12 protected by the Hauppauge fire department, located partially in the 13 town of Smithtown and partially in the town of Islip, Suffolk county, 14 New York, or within any duly organized territory in which the Hauppauge 15 fire department is or may be obligated to render fire protection. The 16 officer of said corporation designated by its by-laws to collect and 17 receive the aforesaid tax shall have all the powers and be subject to 18 all the provisions of the insurance law, relating to treasurers of fire 19 departments. Such corporation shall also be entitled to receive a share 20 of the tax imposed by section [five hundred fifty-four] 9105 of the 21 insurance law, based upon the business written in the territory with 22 respect to which it is entitled to collect and receive the tax under 23 section [five hundred fifty-three] 9104 of the insurance law. Such taxes 24 shall only be used [for the care and relief of disabled or indigent 25 volunteer and exempt volunteer firemen and their families] by the corpo- 26 ration in furtherance of its purposes as set forth in section three of 27 this act. 28 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.