Bill > S08306

This bill updates the charter of the South Lockport Volunteer Exempt Firefighters' Benevolent Association, a not-for-profit corporation. The bill modifies several key aspects of the organization, including its membership eligibility, which now includes current and former volunteer members of the South Lockport Fire Company and exempt volunteer firefighters residing in the fire protection area. The purposes of the organization are expanded to include providing relief and assistance to indigent, disabled, or injured volunteer members and their families, maintaining a headquarters, promoting volunteer firefighter welfare, enhancing morale through social and recreational activities, and supporting the local volunteer fire service. The bill also updates the organization's power to collect foreign fire insurance premium taxes, specifying that these taxes can now be used more broadly to further the corporation's purposes as outlined in the bill, rather than being strictly limited to care and relief of disabled or indigent volunteer firefighters. The changes to the tax collection provisions will take effect for premiums received on and after January 1, 2026. Throughout the bill, there are minor linguistic updates, such as changing "firemen" to "firefighters" and updating gender-specific language to be more inclusive.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8306