NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A2228
SPONSOR: Morinello TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend chapter 20 of the laws of 1985 creating the Sanborn
Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association, Inc., and provid-
ing for its powers and duties, in relation to its purpose and the use of
foreign fire insurance premiums
PURPOSE:
To authorize the Sanborn Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Asso-
ciation to provide the relief, aid and assistance of members and their
families who are injured.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Section 3 and 7 of chapter 20 of the laws of 1985 creating
the Sanborn Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association, Inc.,
and providing for its powers and duties, are amended. Section 3 is
amended to change the purpose of the association to provide the relief,
aid and assistance of such members and their families who are injured,
disabled or indigent. To promote and safeguard the welfare of the volun-
teer members of the corporation and their families; to provide for the
health and safety of the volunteer members of the corporation and to
enhance the morale of the volunteer members of the corporation by
providing social and recreational activities for the volunteer members
of the corporation. Section 7 is amended to fix a technical error.
Section 2 is the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Volunteer firefighters perform dangerous duties each and every day in
our communities. They offer reliable protection to our health, well-be-
ing and property. They receive no compensation for their efforts except
our heartfelt thanks and a small "pension like" benefit after years of
service. These changes were requested by the Sanborn Volunteer and
Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association and are identical to language
found in the formation of the Cold Spring Harbor Fire Benevolent Associ-
ation in 2018, and the revision of the existing association in North
Tarrytown in 2019.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
A.8608B of 2021-22
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxes due on
premiums received on and after January 1, 2024,
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2228
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 25, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. MORINELLO -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend chapter 20 of the laws of 1985 creating the Sanborn
Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association, Inc., and
providing for its powers and duties, in relation to its purpose and
the use of foreign fire insurance premiums
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 20 of the laws of 1985 creating
2 the Sanborn Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association, Inc.,
3 and providing for its powers and duties, are amended to read as follows:
4 § 3. Purposes. The purposes of such corporation shall be the mainte-
5 nance of suitable headquarters for, and the promotion of friendly asso-
6 ciation for the betterment of the members of such corporation and their
7 relations with the community, for the promotion of fraternal intercourse
8 among the members of such corporation, to study and disseminate among
9 the members of such corporation the most efficient manner of fighting
10 fires, the relief, aid and assistance of such members and their families
11 who are injured, disabled or indigent, for the promotion and safeguard-
12 ing of the welfare of the volunteer members of such corporation and
13 their families, for the provision for the health and safety of the
14 volunteer members of such corporation, and for the enhancement of the
15 morale of the volunteer members of such corporation through the
16 provision of social and recreational activities for the volunteer
17 members of the corporation, and the promotion of the volunteer fire
18 service within the territory protected by such fire department of the
19 Sanborn Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association, Inc., and
20 to acquire real and personal property such as may be necessary for the
21 purposes herein set forth and the promotion of the welfare of the volun-
22 teer fire service within the territory now served or which may hereafter
23 be served by the Sanborn Fire Company.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04457-01-3
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1 § 7. Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes. Such
2 corporation shall collect and there shall be paid to it all taxes
3 imposed by section nine thousand one hundred four of the insurance law
4 for fire department use and benefit upon premiums for insurance against
5 loss or damage by fire covering property within the territory protected
6 by Sanborn Fire Company within the town of Lewiston located in Niagara
7 county, New York. The officers of said corporation designated by its
8 by-laws to collect and receive the aforesaid tax shall have all the
9 powers and be subject to all the provisions of the insurance law, relat-
10 ing to treasurers of fire departments. Such corporation shall also be
11 entitled to receive a share of the tax distributed pursuant to the
12 provisions of section nine thousand one hundred five of the insurance
13 law, based upon the business written in the territory with respect to
14 which it is entitled to collect and receive the tax under section nine
15 thousand one hundred four of the insurance law. Such taxes shall only be
16 used [for the care and relief of disabled or indigent volunteer and
17 exempt volunteer firemen and their families] by the corporation in
18 furtherance of its purposes as set forth in section three of this act.
19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxes
20 due on premiums received on and after January 1, 2024.
