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NY A08774

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/2/2025

Primary Sponsor

Paul Bologna

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Renames the South Lockport Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association to use "Firefighters'" instead of "Firemen's" and reclassifies it from a membership corporation to a not-for-profit corporation

  • Expands the organization's stated purposes to include providing for health and safety of volunteer members, enhancing morale through social and recreational activities, and providing relief to members injured in the line of duty

  • Updates gender-neutral language throughout the charter, changing "firemen" to "firefighters" and "his" to "their"

  • Updates statutory references for foreign fire insurance premium tax collection from sections 553 and 554 to sections 9104 and 9105 of the insurance law

  • Broadens permitted use of collected insurance premium taxes from solely care and relief of disabled/indigent firefighters to all purposes outlined in the organization's charter, effective for taxes due on premiums received on or after January 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Updates the South Lockport Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association's charter; amends the purposes of such organization and the permitted uses of certain insurance premium taxes collected.

Last Action

substituted by s8306a

6/16/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules6/12/2025
Ways and Means6/10/2025
Local Governments6/2/2025

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