S07273 Summary:
| BILL NO | S07273A |
| SAME AS | SAME AS A07651-A |
| SPONSOR | BASKIN |
| COSPNSR | |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Amd §§3 & 7, Chap 296 of 1992 | |
| Relates to the purpose of such corporation and the use of certain tax monies received by the Rescue Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association Inc. in the town of Cheektowaga, Erie county. | |
S07273 Text:
Go to topSTATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7273--A 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 7, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BASKIN -- 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 296 of the laws of 1992 incorporating the Rescue Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association Inc., and providing for its powers and duties, in relation to the purpose of such corporation and the use of certain tax monies received The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Sections 3 and 7 of chapter 296 of the laws of 1992 incor- 2 porating the Rescue Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Associ- 3 ation Inc., and providing for its powers and duties, are amended to read 4 as follows: 5 § 3. Purposes. The purposes of such corporation shall be the mainte- 6 nance of suitable headquarters for the promotion of fraternal inter- 7 course among the members of such corporation[,]; the relief, aid and 8 assistance of [such] the volunteer members [and their families] of such 9 corporation who are disabled [or], indigent [and the promotion of the10welfare of the volunteer fire service] or injured in performance of 11 their duties, and their families; to promote and safeguard the welfare 12 of the volunteer members of such corporation, and their families; to 13 provide for the health and safety of the volunteer member of the corpo- 14 ration; and to enhance the morale of the volunteer members of the corpo- 15 ration by providing social and recreational activities for the volunteer 16 members of the corporation, and the promotion of the volunteer fire 17 service within the territory protected by such fire department of the 18 Rescue Volunteer Hose Company No.1 of the Walden Fire District No. 2 in 19 the town of Cheektowaga, county of Erie. 20 § 7. Precept for the payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes. 21 Such corporation shall collect and there shall be paid to it all taxes EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10642-03-5S. 7273--A 2 1 imposed by section 9104 of the insurance law for fire department use and 2 benefit, upon premiums for insurance against loss or damage by fire 3 covering property situated within the Walden Fire District No.2 in the 4 town of Cheektowaga, located in Erie county, New York, or within any 5 duly organized territory in which the fire district is or may be obli- 6 gated to render fire protection. The officers of said corporation desig- 7 nated by its by-laws to collect and receive the aforesaid tax shall have 8 all the powers and be subject to all the provisions of the insurance 9 law, relating to treasurers of fire departments. Such corporation shall 10 also be entitled to receive a share of the tax [distributed pursuant to11the provisions of] imposed by section 9105 of the insurance law, based 12 upon the business written in the territory with respect to which it is 13 entitled to collect and receive the tax under section 9104 of the insur- 14 ance law. Such taxes shall only be used [for the care and relief of15disabled or indigent volunteer and exempt volunteer firemen and their16families] by the corporation in furtherance of its purposes as set forth 17 in section three of this act. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however, that 19 the amendments to section 7 of chapter 296 of the laws of 1992 relating 20 to incorporating the Rescue Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent 21 Association Inc., made by section one of this act, shall apply to taxes 22 due on premiums received on and after January 1, 2026.