A07645 Summary:
| BILL NO | A07645 |
| SAME AS | SAME AS S05383 |
| SPONSOR | Burdick |
| COSPNSR | |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Add §206, N-PC L | |
| Permits an incorporated firefighter's benevolent association created by act of the legislature to include the following in the purposes of the association without an additional act of the legislature; to promote friendly association for the betterment of the members of the corporation; to promote relations between the members of the corporation and the local community; to provide relief, aid and assistance to those members and their families who are injured, disabled or indigent; to provide for the health and safety of the members of the corporation; to maintain suitable headquarters for the members of the corporation; to acquire real and personal property such as may be necessary for the purposes set forth in this section; to study and disseminate among the members of the corporation the most efficient manner of fighting fires; and to promote the volunteer fire service within the territory now served or which may hereafter be served by the fire department associated with such corporation. | |
A07645 Text:
Go to topSTATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7645 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to expanding the purposes of certain firefighter's benevolent associ- ations The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The not-for-profit corporation law is amended by adding a 2 new section 206 to read as follows: 3 § 206. Expansion of purpose; certain firefighter's benevolent associ- 4 ations. 5 An incorporated firefighter's benevolent association created by act of 6 the legislature may include the following in the purposes of such asso- 7 ciation without an additional act of the legislature: 8 (a) to promote friendly association for the betterment of the members 9 of the corporation; 10 (b) to promote relations between the members of the corporation and 11 the local community; 12 (c) to provide relief, aid and assistance to those members and their 13 families who are injured, disabled or indigent; 14 (d) to provide for the health and safety of the members of the corpo- 15 ration; 16 (e) to maintain suitable headquarters for the members of the corpo- 17 ration; 18 (f) to acquire real and personal property such as may be necessary for 19 the purposes set forth in this section; 20 (g) to study and disseminate among the members of the corporation the 21 most efficient manner of fighting fires; and 22 (h) to promote the volunteer fire service within the territory now 23 served or which may hereafter be served by the fire department associ- 24 ated with such corporation. 25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10092-01-5