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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6956--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 18, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. FITZPATRICK -- 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 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:
Section 1. Sections 1, 2 and 7 of 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, are
amended to read as follows:
Section 1. Incorporation; membership. A membership corporation by the
name of "Hauppauge Volunteer 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 Hauppauge 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 Hauppauge 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 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
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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department shall not be eligible to membership in such corporation.
Whenever a member who is not an exempt [fireman] VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER
as defined by section two hundred of the general municipal law shall
move 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
MEMBER'S membership in such corporation shall cease.
§ 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 Hauppauge fire department, located partially in the
town of Smithtown and partially in the town of Islip, Suffolk county,
New York, or within any duly organized territory in which the Hauppauge
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, relating 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 CORPO-
RATION 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 7 of the laws of 1955 made by
section one of this act shall apply to taxes due on premiums received on
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