Bill > S07606

This bill amends the existing law governing the Hauppauge Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association, primarily making three key changes: first, updating the organization's name from "Hauppauge Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association" to "Hauppauge Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association" to use gender-neutral terminology; second, modifying membership eligibility provisions to use gender-neutral language (replacing terms like "his" with "such member's"); and third, updating references to foreign fire insurance premium tax collection sections from older insurance law section numbers (like 553 and 554) to new section numbers (9104 and 9105). The bill also changes how these collected taxes can be used, shifting from a specific purpose of caring for disabled or indigent volunteer firefighters and their families to a broader allowance for using the funds in furtherance of the organization's general purposes. The tax-related changes will apply to premiums received on and after January 1, 2026, and the act takes effect immediately upon passage.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7606