What's happening
This bill expands the purposes and duties of the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of North Tarrytown and updates how foreign fire insurance tax funds can be used.
Why it matters
Broader Support for Firefighters. The bill expands the association’s mission from only helping indigent or disabled firefighters and their families to also include any volunteer member who is injured, as well as supporting their families, health, safety, and morale. This means more firefighters and their loved ones could benefit from association resources.
Funding Flexibility. By updating how foreign fire insurance tax funds are referenced and used, the bill ensures that these funds can support a wider range of activities—not just direct relief, but also maintaining headquarters, social and recreational programs, and promoting the fire service locally. This could improve both the operational effectiveness and community engagement of the fire department.
Modernization and Clarity. The legislation updates outdated references to insurance law sections and the village’s name (from North Tarrytown to Sleepy Hollow). This helps clarify the association’s legal authority and ensures compliance with current state law, reducing potential confusion or administrative errors.
Focus on Morale and Community. By explicitly including social, recreational, and morale-boosting activities in its purposes, the bill recognizes the importance of supporting the mental health and camaraderie of volunteer firefighters—potentially aiding recruitment, retention, and overall well-being.
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Expand Firefighters' Benefit Use
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Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Signed chap.638
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.385
- Substituted for A7069A
- Referred to ways and means
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1218
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 5262a
Show 2 earlier actions
- Amend and recommit to insurance
- Referred to insurance
Companion bill
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Expand Firefighters' Relief Fund
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Thomas Abinanti
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5262--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 18, 2019
Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend chapter 646 of the laws of 1939 relating to incorporating the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of North Tarrytown, New York, in relation to the purpose and duties of the association and the usage of moneys received from foreign fire insurance companies by the association
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Sections 2 and 8 of chapter 646 of the laws of 1939 relating to incorporating the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of North Tarrytown, New York, are amended to read as follows:
§ 2. Purposes and duty of the association. The purposes and duty of the association is to provide relief [to indigent and disabled firemen and their families], aid and assistance to the volunteer 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 volunteer members of the corporation, and their families; to provide for the health and safety of the volunteer members of the corporation; and to enhance the morale of the volunteer members of the corporation by providing social and recreational activities for the volunteer members of the corporation, and the promotion of the volunteer fire service within the territory protected by the fire department.
§ 8. Precept of payment of foreign fire insurance companies. Such [corporation] association shall collect and there shall be paid to it all tax imposed by section [one hundred thirty-three] nine thousand one hundred four of the insurance law for fire department use and benefit upon premiums on polices of insurance covering property situated within
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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the North Tarrytown (now known as Sleepy Hollow) fire district of the town of Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York, or within any duly organized territory in which the fire department of said fire district is obligated to render fire protection[, except that said corporation shall remit such percentage of all taxes so collected or paid to it, to the treasurer of the firemen's association of the state of New York, as may be required by the insurance law]. 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 section [one hundred thirty-three] nine thousand one hundred four of the insurance law, relating to treasurers of fire departments. Such corporation shall also be entitled to receive a share of the tax imposed by section [one hundred forty-nine-a] 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 [one hundred thirty-three] nine thousand one hundred four of the insurance law to be collected and used by the corporation in the furtherance of its purposes as set forth in section two of this act.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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Title of bill
An act to amend chapter 646 of the laws of 1939 relat- ing to incorporating the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Asso- ciation of North Tarrytown, New York, in relation to the purpose and duties of the association and the usage of moneys received from foreign fire insurance companies by the association
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill will amend chapter 646 of the laws of 1939 to require that funds received from foreign fire insurance companies be collected and distributed in accordance with sections 9104 and 9105 of the Insurance Law.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends sections 2 and 8 of chapter 646 of the laws of 1939 relating to incorporating the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of North Tarrytown, New York, to amend the corpo- rate purpose and duty of the association to include aid an assistance to the volunteer members who are indigent, disabled or injured in the performance of their duties, and their families; to maintain a suitable headquarters for the members; to promote and safeguard the welfare of the volunteer members, and their families; to provide for the health and safety of the volunteer members; and to enhance the morale of the volun- teer members by providing social and recreational activities for the volunteer members, and the promotion of the volunteer fire service; and to require that the tax imposed be paid to the treasurer of the associ- ation for the benefit of the members of the association and be collected and used in accordance with sections 9104 and 9105 of the insurance law.
Section 2 is the effective date.
Difference between amended and original version
To clarify the corporate purposes for distribution of the foreign fire insurance funds.
Justification
This bill updates the provisions for the distribution of the foreign fire insurance funds to make its use consistent with Sections 9104 and 9105 of the New York State 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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