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NY A07645
Bill
Status
4/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Christopher Burdick
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AI Summary
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Adds a new section 206 to the not-for-profit corporation law allowing firefighter's benevolent associations created by legislative act to expand their purposes without requiring additional legislation
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Permits associations to promote friendly relations among members and between members and the local community
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Authorizes providing relief, aid, and assistance to members and their families who are injured, disabled, or indigent, as well as health and safety provisions for members
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Allows associations to maintain headquarters and acquire real and personal property necessary for their purposes
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Enables associations to study and share firefighting methods and promote volunteer fire service within their service territory
Legislative Description
Permits an incorporated firefighter's benevolent association created by act of the legislature to include the following in the purposes of the association without an additional act of the legislature; to promote friendly association for the betterment of the members of the corporation; to promote relations between the members of the corporation and the local community; to provide relief, aid and assistance to those members and their families who are injured, disabled or indigent; to provide for the health and safety of the members of the corporation; to maintain suitable headquarters for the members of the corporation; to acquire real and personal property such as may be necessary for the purposes set forth in this section; to study and disseminate among the members of the corporation the most efficient manner of fighting fires; and to promote the volunteer fire service within the territory now served or which may hereafter be served by the fire department associated with such corporation.
Last Action
referred to local governments
1/7/2026