NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A8605A
SPONSOR: Morinello TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend chapter 19 of the laws of 1985 creating the Volunteer
and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of Upper Mountain, Inc., and
providing for its powers and duties, in relation to its purpose and the
use of foreign fire insurance premium taxes
PURPOSE:
To authorize the Upper Mountain Volunteer Firefighters" Benevolent Asso-
ciation to provide the relief, aid and assistance of members and their
families who are injured.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Sections 3 and 7 of chapter 19 of the laws of 1985 creating
the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of Upper Moun-
tain, 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 inured, disabled or indigent. To promote and safeguard the welfare
of the volunteer members of the corporation and their families; to
provide for the health and safety of the volunteer members of the corpo-
ration and to enhance the morale of the volunteer members of the corpo-
ration by providing social and recreational activities for the volunteer
member 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 Port Jefferson Volunteer
Firemen's Benevolent Association and are identical to language found the
formation of the Cold Spring Harbor Fire Benevolent Association in 2018
and the revision of the existing association in North Tarrytown in 2019.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxes due on
premiums received on and after January 1, 2023.
