What's happening
This bill amends the Fairview Firemen's Benevolent Association's charter to expand allowed uses of foreign fire insurance tax funds, including health, safety, and social activities for members and their families.
Why it matters
Expands Use of Funds. By broadening the stated purposes, the bill enables the Fairview Firemen’s Benevolent Association to use foreign fire insurance tax funds not just for financial relief or headquarters maintenance, but also for health, safety, and morale-boosting activities, potentially improving members’ quality of life and group cohesion.
Explicit Family Support. The new language specifically allows association funds to be used for the welfare, health, and social activities of members’ families, recognizing the importance of family support networks in sustaining volunteer emergency responders.
Modernizes Legal References. The bill updates references to the relevant sections of the insurance law, helping ensure that the association’s funding mechanisms align with current statutes and reducing legal ambiguity about how funds can be received and used.
Enhances Recruitment and Retention. By authorizing funds for social and recreational activities, the bill may help the association attract and retain members, addressing challenges many volunteer fire organizations face in sustaining active participation.
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Clarify Firemen Fund Use
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History
- Signed chap.404
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.384
- Substituted for A7000B
- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Amended on third reading 4216b
- Ordered to third reading cal.1213
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
Show 3 earlier actions
- Print number 4216a
- Amend and recommit to local government
- Referred to local government
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Clarify Firemen Fund Usage
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Thomas Abinanti
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4216--B Cal. No. 1213
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 4, 2019
Introduced by Sen. STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged and said bill committed to the Committee on Rules -- ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend chapter 383 of the laws of 1945 to incorporate the Fairview Firemen's Benevolent Association of the town of Greenburgh, county of Westchester, New York, and providing for the payment to such corporation of a portion of the taxes imposed by section five hundred fifty-three and five hundred fifty-four of the insurance law, in relation to the usage of moneys received from foreign fire insurance companies
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 383 of the laws of 1945 to incorporate the Fairview Firemen's Benevolent Association of the town of Greenburgh, county of Westchester, New York, and providing for the payment to such corporation of a portion of the taxes imposed by section five hundred fifty-three and five hundred fifty-four of the insurance law, as amended by chapter 126 of the laws of 1946, is amended to read as follows:
Section 1. A corporation by the name of "Fairview Firemen's Benevolent Association of the town of Greenburgh, county of Westchester, New York" is hereby created. It shall be composed of all the active members of any fire engine, hose, hook and ladder, patrol or rescue company in the Fairview fire district, town of Greenburgh, Westchester county, New York and all exempt volunteer firemen as defined in section two hundred of the general municipal law, formerly members of any such fire engine, hose, hook and ladder, patrol or rescue company in such district, and who acquired such status by virtue of having rendered service in the fire department of such district. The board of trustees may admit to membership (pursuant to the by-laws of association) any exempt or volun-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09480-06-9
S. 4216--B 2
teer fireman applying therefor who is a resident of the fire district and has rendered fire service in any volunteer fire department of the state. The purposes of such corporation shall be [the maintenance of suitable headquarters for the members of said corporation, the relief, aid and assistance of the members thereof and their families, who are disabled or indigent, and the promotion of the welfare of the volunteer fire service in said district] to provide relief, aid and assistance to the members of such corporation who are indigent, disabled or injured in the performance of their duties, and their families; to maintain a suitable headquarters for the members of such corporation; to promote and safeguard the welfare of the members of the corporation, and their families; to provide for the health and safety of the members of the corporation; and to enhance the morale of the members of the corporation by providing social and recreational activities for the members of the corporation, and the promotion of the fire service within the territory protected by the fire department. Such corporation shall have all of the powers of a membership corporation, and the provisions of law relating to membership corporations shall apply to such corporation, except where they conflict with the provisions of this act. The secretary of said fire district shall call a meeting for the organization of said corporation to be held not later than July first, nineteen hundred forty-six, notice of which shall be given by posting a notice thereof in five conspicuous places within said district and also by publication thereof in one or more newspapers having a general circulation in said district, such posting and publishing to take place at least ten days prior to the date of such meeting. At such meeting, or at an adjournment thereof, the members of such corporation present shall adopt by-laws and elect officers to serve until the first annual meeting, which shall be held on a date to be fixed by the by-laws. The funds of such corporation, by unanimous vote of the trustees, may be used for the relief and care of disabled or indigent active and exempt volunteer firemen of said district, even though they may not be members of such corporation. Any member failing to comply with the by-laws, rules or regulations duly adopted by said corporations shall be subject to expulsion in such manner as may be provided for in such by-laws. Any member who ceases to be such, voluntarily or otherwise, shall forfeit all interest in the property of said corporation.
§ 2. Section 3 of chapter 383 of the laws of 1945 to incorporate the Fairview Firemen's Benevolent Association of the town of Greenburgh, county of Westchester, New York, and providing for the payment to such corporation of a portion of the taxes imposed by section five hundred fifty-three and five hundred fifty-four of the insurance law, is amended to read as follows:
§ 3. There shall be paid to such corporation [for its corporate purposes] all tax imposed for the use and benefit of the fire department by sections [five hundred fifty-three] nine thousand one hundred four and [five hundred fifty-four] nine thousand one hundred five of the insurance law upon premiums on policies of fire-insurance covering property situated within the Fairview fire district number one, town of Greenburgh, Westchester county, New York, or within any duly organized territory in which the fire department of said district is obligated to render fire protection to be collected and used by the corporation in the furtherance of its purposes as set forth in section one of this act.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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Title of bill
An act to amend chapter 383 of the laws of 1945 to incorporate the Fairview Firemen's Benevolent Association of the town of Greenburgh, county of Westchester, New York, and providing for the payment to such corporation of a portion of the taxes imposed by section five hundred fifty-three and five hundred fifty-four of the insurance law, in relation to the usage of moneys received from foreign fire insurance companies
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill will amend chapter 383 of the laws of 1945 to require that funds received from foreign fire insurance companies be distributed in accordance with sections 9104 and 9105 of the Insurance Law.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends section 1 of chapter 383 of the laws of 1945 to incorporate the Fairview Firemen's Benevolent Association of the town of Greenburgh, county of Westchester, New York, as amended by chap- ter 126 of the laws of 1946 by eliminating from the corporate purposes the relief, aid and assistance of the members and families who are disa- bled or indigent and maintains the purpose for the promotion of the welfare of the fire service.
Section 2 amends section 3 of chapter 383 of the laws of 1945 to require that the taxes imposed for the use and benefit of the fire department under the insurance law, be distributed in accordance with sections 9104 and 9105 of the NYS Insurance Law.
Section 3 is the effective date.
Justification
This bill updates the provisions for the distribution of the foreign fire insurance funds to make its use consistent with Sections 19 04 and 1905 of the Insurance Law.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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