Senate Bill S10182

                             
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                                   10182
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 4, 2026
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 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 117 of the laws of 1983 incorporating the  Mace-
   don  Center  Volunteer  and  Exempt  Firemen's Benevolent Association,
   Inc., and providing for its powers and  duties,  in  relation  to  the
   purpose  of  such  association  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:
 
   Section  1.  Sections 1, 2, 3 and 7 of chapter 117 of the laws of 1983
 incorporating the Macedon Center Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's  Benevo-
 lent  Association,  Inc.,  and  providing for its powers and duties, are
 amended to read as follows:
   Section 1. Incorporation; membership. A not-for-profit corporation  by
 the  name  of  the Macedon Center Volunteer and Exempt [Firemen's] FIRE-
 FIGHTER'S Benevolent Association, Inc., is hereby created. It  shall  be
 composed  of  such persons eligible to membership therein as hereinafter
 provided as shall (a) notify the secretary of the Macedon Center  Volun-
 teer  [Fireman's] FIREFIGHTER'S Benevolent Association, Inc., in writing
 prior to  the  organization  meeting  of  such  corporation  hereinafter
 provided for of their desire to become members, or (b) shall attend such
 meeting  or an adjournment thereof, and also such persons so eligible as
 may become members of such corporation, pursuant to its by-laws.
   § 2. Persons eligible to membership. All persons who are now  or  have
 been, or hereafter shall be active volunteer members of the fire depart-
 ment  of  the Macedon Center [Fire District] VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSOCI-
 ATION, INC. and who have heretofore acquired or shall hereafter  acquire
 the  status  of  exempt  volunteer  [firemen] FIREFIGHTERS as defined in
 section two hundred of the general municipal law or any other applicable
 law by virtue of having rendered service in said fire department or fire
 company in such FIRE district, and all persons who are now or  hereafter
 shall  be  active  volunteer  members  of  said fire department shall be
 eligible for membership in the corporation hereby created; provided that
 any person who has been expelled or removed for cause from membership in
 any fire department or company shall not be eligible  to  membership  in
 such corporation. The membership of any person in such corporation shall
 terminate  when  [his] THEIR membership as an active volunteer member of
              

 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 the fire department of the  Macedon  Center  [Fire  District]  VOLUNTEER
 FIREMEN'S  ASSOCIATION,  INC.  shall  terminate before such person shall
 have acquired the status of exempt volunteer  [firemen]  FIREFIGHTER  as
 defined in section two hundred of the general municipal law by virtue of
 having  rendered services to such fire department. PAID FIREFIGHTERS, IF
 ANY, OF THE MACEDON CENTER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT BE ELIGI-
 BLE FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE CORPORATION.
   § 3. Purpose. [The purposes of such corporation shall be  the  mainte-
 nance  of suitable headquarters for, and the promotion of friendly asso-
 ciation for the betterment of the members of such corporation and  their
 relations with the community, for the promotion of fraternal intercourse
 among  the  members  of such corporation, to study and disseminate among
 the members of such corporation the most efficient  manner  of  fighting
 fires, the relief, aid and assistance of such members and their families
 who  are disabled or  indigent and to acquire real and personal property
 such as may be necessary for the  purposes  herein  set  forth  and  the
 promotion of the welfare of the volunteer fire service within the terri-
 tory  now served or which may hereafter be served by the fire department
 of the Macedon Center Fire District.] THE PURPOSES  OF  THE  CORPORATION
 CREATED  BY  THIS ACT SHALL BE: TO PROVIDE RELIEF, AID AND ASSISTANCE TO
 THE VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF SUCH CORPORATION WHO ARE DISABLED, INDIGENT  OR
 INJURED  IN  THE  PERFORMANCE  OF  THEIR  DUTIES, AND THEIR FAMILIES; TO
 PROMOTE AND SAFEGUARD THE WELFARE  OF  THE  VOLUNTEER  MEMBERS  OF  SUCH
 CORPORATION, AND THEIR FAMILIES; TO MAINTAIN A SUITABLE HEADQUARTERS FOR
 THE MEMBERS OF SUCH CORPORATION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF
 THE  VOLUNTEER  MEMBERS  OF  SUCH  CORPORATION; AND THE PROMOTION OF THE
 VOLUNTEER FIRE SERVICE WITHIN THE TERRITORY  PROTECTED  BY  THE  MACEDON
 CENTER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
   § 7. Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes. Such
 corporation  shall  collect  and  there  shall  be  paid to it all taxes
 imposed by section[five hundred fifty-three] NINE THOUSAND  ONE  HUNDRED
 FOUR  of  the  insurance  law  for  fire department use and benefit upon
 premiums for insurance against loss or damage by fire covering  property
 situated  within  the Macedon Center [Fire District] VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S
 ASSOCIATION, INC. located in Wayne county, New  York.  The  officers  of
 said  corporation  designated  by its by-laws to collect and receive the
 aforesaid tax shall have all the  powers  and  be  subject  to  all  the
 provisions  of the insurance law, relating to treasurers of fire depart-
 ments. Such corporation shall also be entitled to receive a share of the
 tax distributed pursuant to the  provisions  of  section  [five  hundred
 fifty-four]  NINE  THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FIVE of the insurance law, based
 upon the business written in the territory with respect to which  it  is
 entitled  to  collect  and  receive  the tax under section [five hundred
 fifty-three] NINE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED FOUR of the insurance  law.  Such
 taxes  shall  only be used [for the care and relief of disabled or indi-
 gent volunteer and exempt volunteer firemen and their families]  BY  THE
 CORPORATION IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS PURPOSES AS SET FORTH IN SECTION THREE
 OF THIS ACT.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 the amendments to section 7 of chapter 117 of the laws of 1983  incorpo-
 rating  the  Macedon  Center  Volunteer  and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent
 Association, Inc.   and providing for its powers  and  duties,  made  by
 section one of this act shall apply to taxes due on premiums received on
 and after January 1, 2027.