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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5383
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 21, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
and Commissions
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
