Bill Text: NY S04098 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the purpose and use of the foreign fire insurance premium taxes by the Snyder Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association; changes name to "Firefighter's".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-10-23 - SIGNED CHAP.402 [S04098 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4098
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    February 28, 2019
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
          when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
        AN ACT to amend chapter 635 of the laws of 1963 relating to  incorporat-
          ing the Snyder Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent Association, 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. Sections 3 and 7 of chapter 635 of the laws of 1963, relat-
     2  ing to incorporating the Snyder Volunteer Firemen's  Benevolent  Associ-
     3  ation, are amended to read as follows:
     4    §  3.  Purposes.  [The  purposes  of  such  corporation  shall  be the
     5  promotion of fraternal intercourse among  the  members  of  such  corpo-
     6  ration,  the  relief, aid and assistance of such members and their fami-
     7  lies who are disabled or indigent, and the promotion of the  welfare  of
     8  the fire department service within the Snyder Fire District and territo-
     9  ry  provided  with fire protection by contract with such fire district.]
    10  The purposes of the corporation created by  this  act  are:  to  provide
    11  relief,  aid and assistance to the volunteer members of such corporation
    12  who are disabled or injured in the  performance  of  their  duties,  and
    13  their  families;  to  promote and safeguard the welfare of the volunteer
    14  members of the corporation, and  their  families;  to  provide  for  the
    15  health  and  safety  of the volunteer members of the corporation; and to
    16  enhance the morale of  the  volunteer  members  of  the  corporation  by
    17  providing  social  and recreational activities for the volunteer members
    18  of the corporation, and the promotion  of  the  volunteer  fire  service
    19  within  the  territory  protected  by such fire department of the Snyder
    20  Fire Department, Incorporated.
    21    § 7. Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes. Such
    22  corporation shall collect and there  shall  be  paid  to  it  all  taxes
    23  imposed by former section five hundred fifty-three of the insurance law,
    24  for fire department use and benefit, upon premiums for insurance against
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10292-01-9
        S. 4098                             2
     1  loss  or  damage by fire covering property situated within the territory
     2  protected by the Snyder Fire Department, Incorporated,  located  in  the
     3  Town  of  Amherst,  Erie  County, New York, or within any duly organized
     4  territory in which the Snyder Fire Department, Incorporated is or may be
     5  obligated  to  render  fire  protection. The officer of said corporation
     6  designated by its by-laws to collect and receive the aforesaid tax shall
     7  have all the powers and be subject to all the provisions of  the  insur-
     8  ance  law,  relating to treasurers of the fire departments.  Such corpo-
     9  ration shall also be entitled to receive a share of the tax  imposed  by
    10  former  section five hundred fifty-four on the insurance law, based upon
    11  the business written in the territory with respect to which it is  enti-
    12  tled  to  collect  and receive the tax under former section five hundred
    13  fifty-three of the insurance law. [Such taxes shall only be used for the
    14  care and relief of disabled or indigent volunteer and  exempt  volunteer
    15  firemen and their families.]
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.