Assembly Bill A11133

                             
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                                   11133
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 24, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. GANDOLFO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Local Governments
 
 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.
              

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 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.