A 8234: Changes the name of the Brockport Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association, Inc.; expands the use of foreign fire insurance premium taxes by such organization.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8234 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY May 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend chapter 220 of the laws of 1976 incorporating the Brockport Exempt Fireman's Benevolent Association, Monroe county, New York, and providing for its powers and duties, in relation to its purpose and the use of foreign fire insurance premiums The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Sections 1, 2, 3 and 7 of chapter 220 of the laws of 1976 2 incorporating the Brockport Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association, 3 Monroe county, New York, 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 "Brockport Exempt Volunteer [Firemen's] Firefighters' Benevolent 7 Association, Inc." is hereby created. It shall be composed of such 8 persons eligible to membership therein as hereinafter provided as shall 9 (a) notify the secretary of the Brockport Fire Department, a volunteer 10 fire department, in writing prior to the organization meeting hereinaft- 11 er provided for of the corporation created by this act of their desire 12 to become members, or (b) shall attend such meeting or an adjournment 13 thereof, and also such persons so eligible as may thereafter become 14 members of such corporation pursuant to its by-laws. 15 § 2. Persons eligible to membership. All persons who are now, or have 16 been, or hereafter shall be active volunteer members of the fire depart- 17 ment of the village of Brockport, in the town of Sweden, county of 18 Monroe, or of any fire company or firefighters' association in such 19 village and who have acquired or shall hereafter acquire the status of 20 exempt volunteer [firemen] firefighter as defined in section two hundred 21 of the general municipal law by virtue of having rendered service in 22 such fire department, fire district, firefighters' association or fire 23 company, and all persons who are now or hereafter shall be active volun- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11767-02-5 
 A. 8234 2 1 teer members of such fire [department] district, shall be eligible for 2 membership in the corporation created by this act, except that any 3 [fireman] firefighter who has been removed for cause, expelled or 4 dropped from the rolls of any fire company, firefighters' association or 5 fire department, and who has not been reinstated therein, shall not be 6 eligible for membership in such corporation. The membership of any 7 person in such corporation shall terminate when [his] their membership 8 as an active volunteer member of the fire [department of the village] 9 district of Brockport shall terminate before such person shall have 10 acquired the status of exempt [fireman] firefighter as defined in 11 section two hundred of the general municipal law by virtue of having 12 rendered service in such fire [department] district. 13 § 3. Purposes. The purposes of such corporation shall be the mainte- 14 nance of suitable headquarters for, and the promotion of fraternal 15 intercourse among the members of such corporation, the relief, aid and 16 assistance of such members and their families who are injured, disabled 17 or indigent, and [the promotion of the welfare of the volunteer fire 18 service within the village of Brockport and territory provided with fire 19 protection by contract with such village] to promote and safeguard the 20 welfare of the volunteer members of the corporation and their families; 21 to provide for the health and safety of the volunteer members of such 22 corporation; and to enhance the morale of volunteer members of the 23 corporation by providing social and recreational activities for the 24 volunteer members of the corporation. 25 § 7. Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes. Such 26 corporation shall collect and there shall be paid to it all taxes 27 imposed by section [five hundred fifty-three] 9104 of the insurance law 28 for fire department use and benefit, upon premiums for insurance against 29 loss or damage by fire covering property situated in the village of 30 Brockport, [in] the town of Sweden, and the town of Clarkson, county of 31 Monroe, or within any duly organized territory in which the Brockport 32 Fire [Department] District is or may be obligated to render fire 33 protection. The officer of said corporation designated by its by-laws to 34 collect and receive the aforesaid tax shall have all the powers and be 35 subject to all the provisions of the insurance law, relating to treasur- 36 ers of fire departments. Such corporation shall also be entitled to 37 receive a share of the tax imposed by section [five hundred fifty-four] 38 9105 of the insurance law, based upon the business written in the terri- 39 tory with respect to which it is entitled to collect and receive the tax 40 under section [five hundred fifty-three] 9104 of the insurance law. Such 41 taxes shall [only] be used for the [care and] relief [of disabled or 42 indigent volunteer and exempt volunteer firemen and their families], aid 43 and assistance of all members and their families who are injured, disa- 44 bled or indigent, and to promote and safeguard the welfare of the volun- 45 teer members of the corporation and their families; to provide for the 46 health and safety of the volunteer members of the corporation; and to 47 enhance the morale of the volunteer members of the corporation by 48 providing social and recreational activities for the volunteer members 49 of the corporation. 50 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.