Bill > S06159

This bill amends the charter of the Hampton Bays Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association to make several key changes. First, it updates the organization's name from "Firemen's" to "Firefighter's" and clarifies membership eligibility for volunteer firefighters in the Hampton Bays fire district. The bill increases the board of trustees from five to eight members, now including the president, vice president, secretary, financial secretary, treasurer, and three additional trustees. The legislation also modifies how the association collects and uses foreign fire insurance premium taxes, updating the specific insurance law sections and broadening the permitted use of these tax funds from specifically supporting disabled or indigent firefighters to more generally supporting the corporation's purposes. Additionally, the bill makes some technical corrections to language, such as using gender-neutral terms like "their" instead of "his". The changes will take effect immediately, with the tax-related amendments applying to premiums received on or after January 1, 2026.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6159