NY State Senate Bill 2025-S9977

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Apr 20, 2026	referred to local government

2025-S9977 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Firefighters' Benevolent Association
Laws Affected:: Amd §§1, 2 & 7, Chap 10 of 1958

2025-S9977 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the Islip Terrace Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association; makes technical amendments to the chapter incorporating such association.

2025-S9977 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S9977

SPONSOR: WEIK
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend chapter 10 of the law of 1958, relating to incorporating
the Islip Terrace Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association, and
providing for its powers and duties, in relation to making technical
amendments thereto

 
PURPOSE:

To update statutory language relating to the Islip Terrace Volunteer
Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association, including gender-neutral termi-
nology and conforming references to current provisions of law.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends section 1,2, and 7 of chapter 10 of the laws of 1958 to
update the name of the association by replacing "Firemen" with "Fire-
fighter's", revise gender specific terminology throughout, and update
references to Insurance Law. This section also revises provisions relat-

ing to the use of certain insurance tax revenues.

Section 2 provides that the act shall take effect immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This bill updates the governing law of the Islip Terrace Volunteer
Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association to reflect gender-neutral and
inclusive language by replacing terms such as "Firemen's", "firemen,"
and "his" with "firefighter's", "firefighter," and "their." These chang-
es are consistent with New York State's gender-neutral standards.

This bill also revises provisions relating to the use of foreign fire
insurance premium tax funds received from the New York State Insurance
Department. Current law limits the use of such funds to the care and
relief of disabled or indigent volunteer and exempt firefighters and
their families. This legislation would instead allow the funds to be
used in furtherance of all statutory purposes of the association,
including maintaining a headquarters, promoting fraternal engagement
among members, supporting the welfare of the volunteer fire service, and
continuing to provide aid and assistance to members and their families.

In addition, the bill updates reference to the Insurance Law to ensure
consistency with current section 9104 and 9105. These changes are like
updates made for other volunteer firefighter's benevolent associations
and will all the association to more effectively support its members and
carry out its purposes.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S9977 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9977
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 20, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEIK  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend chapter 10 of the law of 1958, relating to incorporating
   the Islip Terrace Volunteer Exempt Firemen's  Benevolent  Association,
   and providing for its powers and duties, in relation to making techni-
   cal amendments thereto

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Sections 1, 2 and 7 of chapter 10  of  the  laws  of  1958,
 relating  to  incorporating the Islip Terrace Volunteer Exempt Firemen's
 Benevolent Association, and providing for its  powers  and  duties,  are
 amended to read as follows:
   Section  1. Incorporation; membership. A membership corporation by the
 name of "Islip Terrace Volunteer Exempt [Firemen's] FIREFIGHTER'S Benev-
 olent 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 Islip Terrace 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  Islip  Terrace
 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 of the general municipal law, shall be eligible to membership 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.
 Whenever  a member who is not an exempt [fireman] FIREFIGHTER as defined
 by section two hundred of the general municipal law shall move from such
 fire district or from territory provided with fire protection as  afore-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD15581-01-6
 S. 9977                             2
 
 said  or  if  the territory in which a member resides shall no longer be
 provided with such fire  protection,  [his]  THEIR  membership  in  such
 corporation shall cease.
   §  7. Precept for the 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  territory  protected  by  the  Islip  Terrace  fire
 department,  located  in the town of Islip, Suffolk county, New York, or
 within any duly organized territory in  which  the  Islip  Terrace  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, relating to treasurers of fire  depart-
 ments. Such corporation shall also be entitled to receive a share of the
 tax  imposed  by  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 indigent  volunteer  and  exempt
 volunteer  firemen and their families] IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS PURPOSES AS
 SET FORTH IN SECTION THREE OF THIS ACT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee

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2025-S9977 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-S9977 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9977 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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