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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6593
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 6, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SCHIAVONI -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Local Governments
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
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[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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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.Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record.