S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7555--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 22, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
and Commissions -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend chapter 187 of the laws of 1960 incorporating the West
Islip Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association, in relation to its
purpose 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 187 of the laws of 1960
incorporating the West Islip Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association,
are amended to read as follows:
Section 1. Incorporation; membership. A [membership] NOT-FOR-PROFIT
corporation by the name of "West Islip Exempt [Firemen's] FIREFIGHTER'S
Benevolent Association" 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 West Islip fire department in writing
prior to the organization meeting of such corporation hereinafter
provided for 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 who hereafter shall be volunteer members of the West Islip fire
district fire department, or of any fire corporation in such fire
district, and all persons resident in such fire district or in territory
provided with fire protection by contract with such fire district who
are exempt volunteer [firemen] FIREFIGHTERS as defined by section [two
hundred] 200 of the general municipal law, shall be eligible to member-
ship in the corporation hereby created; provided that any person who has
been expelled or removed for cause from membership in any fire company
or department shall not be eligible to membership in such corporation.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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Whenever a member who is not an exempt [fireman] FIREFIGHTER as defined
by section [two hundred] 200 of the general municipal law shall remove
from such fire district or from territory provided with fire protection
as aforesaid or if the territory in which a member resides shall no
longer be provided with such fire protection, [his] SUCH PERSON'S
membership in such corporation shall cease.
§ 3. Purposes. The purposes of such corporation shall be [the mainte-
nance of suitable headquarters for, and the promotion of fraternal
intercourse among the members of such corporation, the relief, aid and
assistance of such members and their families who are disabled or indi-
gent, and the promotion of the welfare of the volunteer fire service
within the West Islip fire district and territory provided with fire
protection by contract with such fire district]: 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 WEST ISLIP FIRE DISTRICT 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] 9104 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 territory
protected by the West Islip fire department, located in the town of
Islip, Suffolk county, New York, or within any duly organized territory
in which the West Islip fire department is or may be obligated to render
fire protection. The officer 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, relat-
ing to treasurers of fire departments. Such corporation shall also be
entitled to receive a share of the tax imposed by section [five hundred
fifty-four] 9105 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] 9104 of the
insurance law. Such taxes shall only be used [for the care and relief of
disabled or indigent 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 187 of the laws of 1960 made by
section one of this act shall apply to taxes due on premiums received on
and after January 1, 2026.
