What's happening
Writing a plain-English summary… Track this bill to get it by email.
Why it matters
Albany, before your first meeting.
Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.
Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.
Who cares
Headline styles
Sponsors
Senator · Senate District 62
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Signed chap.493
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.568
- Substituted for A7553A
- Referred to local governments
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1497
- Reported and committed to rules
- Print number 5061a
Show 2 earlier actions
- Amend and recommit to local government
- Referred to local government
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Relates to funeral benefits for members of such association
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Robin Schimminger
Full text
The text isn't available here yet. Check nysenate.gov.
Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5061A
Title of bill
An act to amend chapter 38 of the laws of 1903, relating to the volunteer firemen's benevolent association of North Tonawanda, incorporating the same, providing for the payment of certain taxes and moneys thereto, and for the disposition of the same, in relation to funeral benefits for members of such association
Purpose of the bill
This legislation would remove the $100 cap for the payment of benefits under this act for the North Tonawanda Firemen's Benevolent Association.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 removes the $100 cap for the payment of benefits under this act.
Section 2 validates prior action taken by the North Tonawanda Firemen's Benevolent Association.
Section 3 is the effective date
Justification
When the North Tonawanda Firemen's Benevolent Association was chartered in 1903 a cap of $100 was placed on the benefits they may offer their members for the benefit of furnishing relief to disabled members and their families and for the defrayal of funeral expenses.
In October 2014 the Office of State Comptroller issued an audit of the North Tonawanda Firemen's Benevolent Association and it was pointed out that the Association was paying more than the statutorily limited $100 and recommended legislative action to fix this.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
The act shall take effect immediately.
Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.