S06926 Summary:
| BILL NO | S06926A |
| SAME AS | SAME AS A07918-A |
| SPONSOR | ROLISON |
| COSPNSR | |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Amd §§1, 2, 3 & 7, Chap 636 of 1995 | |
| Relates to the membership and purposes of the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of Coldenham Inc.; changes the name of the association to the "Volunteer and Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association of Coldenham, Inc"; updates the purposes of such association and the use of taxes received by such association. | |
S06926 Text:
Go to topSTATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6926--A 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE March 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ROLISON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend chapter 636 of the laws of 1995 relating to incorporat- ing the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of Coldenham Inc., and providing for its powers and duties, in relation to the purposes and duties of such corporation 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: 1 Section 1. Sections 1, 2, 3 and 7 of chapter 636 of the laws of 1995 2 relating to incorporating the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent 3 Association of Coldenham Inc., and providing for its powers and duties, 4 are amended to read as follows: 5 Section 1. Incorporation; membership. A not-for-profit corporation by 6 the name of the Volunteer and Exempt [Firemen's] Firefighter's Benevo- 7 lent Association of Coldenham, Inc., is hereby created. It shall be 8 composed of such persons eligible to membership therein as hereinafter 9 provided as shall (a) notify the secretary of the Volunteer [Firemen's] 10 Firefighter's Benevolent Association of Coldenham, Inc., in writing 11 prior to the organization meeting of such corporation hereinafter 12 provided for of their desire to become members, or (b) shall attend such 13 meeting or an adjournment thereof, and also such persons so eligible as 14 may become 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 company 17 or corporation of Coldenham and who have heretofore acquired or shall 18 hereafter acquire the status of exempt volunteer [firemen] firefighter 19 as defined in section 200 of the general municipal law or any other 20 applicable law by virtue of having rendered service in said fire corpo- 21 ration or fire company in such district, and all persons who are now or 22 hereafter shall be active volunteer members of said fire company or 23 corporation shall be eligible for membership in the corporation hereby EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10688-03-5S. 6926--A 2 1 created; provided that any person who has been expelled or removed for 2 cause from membership in any fire department or company shall not be 3 eligible to membership in such corporation. The membership of any person 4 in such corporation shall terminate when [his] their membership as an 5 active volunteer member of the fire company or corporation of Coldenham 6 shall terminate before such persons shall have acquired the status of 7 exempt volunteer [firemen] firefighter as defined in section 200 of the 8 general municipal law by virtue of having rendered services to such fire 9 company or corporation. 10 § 3. Purposes. The purposes of [such corporation shall be the mainte-11nance of suitable headquarters for, and the promotion of friendly asso-12ciation for the betterment of the members of such corporation and their13relations with the community, for the promotion of fraternal intercourse14among the members of such corporation, to study and disseminate among15the members of such corporation the most efficient manner of fighting16fire, the relief, aid and assistance of such members and their families17who are disabled or indigent and to acquire real and personal property18such as may be necessary for the purposes herein set forth and the19promotion of the welfare of the volunteer fire service within the terri-20tory now served or which may hereafter be served by the fire company or21corporation of Coldenham] the corporation created by this act shall be: 22 (a) to provide relief, aid and assistance to the volunteer members of 23 such corporation who are disabled, indigent or injured in the perform- 24 ance of such members' duties, and such members' families; (b) to promote 25 and safeguard the welfare of the volunteer members of such corporation, 26 and such members' families; (c) to provide for the health and safety of 27 the volunteer members of the corporation; (d) to maintain a suitable 28 headquarters for the members of such corporation; (e) to enhance the 29 morale of the volunteer members of such corporation by providing social 30 and recreational activities for the volunteer members of such corpo- 31 ration; and (f) the promotion of the volunteer fire service within the 32 territory protected by such Coldenham Fire Department. 33 § 7. Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes. Such 34 corporation shall collect and there shall be paid to it all taxes 35 imposed by section 9104 of the insurance law for fire department use and 36 benefit upon premiums for insurance against loss or damage by fire 37 covering property situated within the Coldenham fire district within the 38 towns of Newburgh and Montgomery located in Orange county, New York. The 39 officers of said corporation designated by its by-laws to collect and 40 receive the aforesaid tax shall have all the powers and be subject to 41 all the provisions of the insurance law, relating to treasurers of fire 42 departments. Such corporation shall also be entitled to receive a share 43 of the tax distributed pursuant to the provisions of section 9105 of the 44 insurance law, based upon the business written in the territory with 45 respect to which it is entitled to collect and receive the tax under 46 section 9104 of the insurance law. Such taxes shall only be used [for47the care and relief of indigent volunteer and exempt firefighters and48their families] by the corporation in furtherance of its purposes as set 49 forth in section three of this act. 50 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 51 the amendments to section 7 of chapter 636 of the laws of 1995 relating 52 to incorporating the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Associ- 53 ation of Coldenham Inc., and providing for its powers and duties made by 54 section one of this act shall apply to taxes due on premiums received on 55 and after January 1, 2026.