Bill Text: NY A02311 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Expands the use of foreign fire insurance premium taxes by the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of Lewiston Fire Company No. 2.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-09-15 - signed chap.376 [A02311 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A02311-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2311

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 25, 2023
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORINELLO  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Local Governments

        AN ACT to amend chapter 363 of the laws of  1982  relating  to  incorpo-
          ration of the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of
          Lewiston  Fire Company No. 2, Inc., in relation to its purpose and the
          use of foreign fire insurance premium taxes

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Section  3 of chapter 363 of the laws of 1982 relating to
     2  incorporation of the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's  Benevolent  Associ-
     3  ation  of  Lewiston  Fire  Company  No.  2,  Inc.  is amended to read as
     4  follows:
     5    § 3. Purposes. The purposes of such corporation shall be  the  mainte-
     6  nance  of suitable headquarters for, and the promotion of friendly asso-
     7  ciation for the betterment of the members of such corporation and  their
     8  relations with the community, for the promotion of fraternal intercourse
     9  among  the  members  of such corporation, to study and disseminate among
    10  the members of such corporation the most efficient  manner  of  fighting
    11  fires, the relief, aid and assistance of such members and their families
    12  who  are  injured,  disabled  or  indigent, to promote and safeguard the
    13  welfare of the volunteer members of the corporation, and their families;
    14  to provide for the health and safety of the  volunteer  members  of  the
    15  corporation;  and  to enhance the morale of the volunteer members of the
    16  corporation by providing social  and  recreational  activities  for  the
    17  volunteer  members of the corporation and the promotion of the volunteer
    18  fire service within the territory protected by such fire  department  of
    19  the  Volunteer  and  Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of Lewiston
    20  Fire Company No. 2, Inc., and to acquire real and personal property such
    21  as may be necessary for the purposes herein set forth and the  promotion
    22  of  the  welfare  of the volunteer fire service within the territory now

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  served or which may hereafter be served by the fire department of  Lewi-
     2  ston Fire Company No. 2.
     3    § 2. Section 7 of chapter 363 of the laws of 1982 relating to incorpo-
     4  ration  of  the Volunteer and Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of
     5  Lewiston Fire Company No. 2, Inc., as amended by chapter 21 of the  laws
     6  of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
     7    § 7. Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes. Such
     8  corporation  shall  collect  and  there  shall  be  paid to it all taxes
     9  imposed by section nine thousand one hundred four of the  insurance  law
    10  for  fire department use and benefit upon premiums for insurance against
    11  loss or damage by fire covering property within the territory  protected
    12  by  Lewiston  Fire Company No. 2, Inc.  within the town of Lewiston Fire
    13  Protection District located in Niagara county, New York. The officers of
    14  said corporation designated by its by-laws to collect  and  receive  the
    15  aforesaid  tax  shall  have  all  the  powers  and be subject to all the
    16  provisions of the insurance law, relating to treasurers of fire  depart-
    17  ments. Such corporation shall also be entitled to receive a share of the
    18  tax  distributed pursuant to the provisions of section nine thousand one
    19  hundred five of the insurance law, based upon the  business  written  in
    20  the  territory  with  respect  to  which  it  is entitled to collect and
    21  receive the tax under section nine thousand  one  hundred  four  of  the
    22  insurance law. Such taxes shall only be used [for the care and relief of
    23  disabled  or  indigent  volunteer and exempt volunteer firemen and their
    24  families] by the corporation in furtherance of its purposes as set forth
    25  in section three of this act.
    26    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply  to  taxes
    27  due on premiums received on and after January 1, 2024.