STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9573 IN ASSEMBLY March 20, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SHIMSKY -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend chapter 54 of the laws of 1938 authorizing Exempt Fire- men's Benevolent Association of Hastings on the Hudson, Inc., to collect, receive and use taxes required to be paid pursuant to the insurance law upon premiums on policies of fire insurance on property in the village of Hastings on the Hudson, New York, or other territory served by the fire department thereof, in relation to the use of taxes collected The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 54 of the laws of 1938 authorizing 2 Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association of Hastings on the Hudson, Inc., 3 to collect, receive and use taxes required to be paid pursuant to the 4 insurance law upon premiums on policies of fire insurance on property in 5 the village of Hastings on the Hudson, New York, or other territory 6 served by the fire department thereof, is amended to read as follows: 7 Section 1. Exempt [Firemen's] Firefighters' Benevolent Association of 8 [Hastings on the Hudson] Hastings-on-Hudson, Inc., a domestic membership 9 corporation of the village of [Hastings on the Hudson] Hastings-on-Hud- 10 son in the town of Greenburgh in the county of Westchester, shall 11 collect and there shall be paid to it all tax imposed by section [one 12 hundred and thirty-three] nine thousand one hundred four of the insur- 13 ance law upon premiums on policies of fire insurance covering property 14 situated within the limits of the village of [Hastings on the Hudson] 15 Hastings-on-Hudson in the town of Greenburgh, Westchester county, as 16 such village now is or may hereafter be established or extended, or 17 within any duly organized territory in which the fire department of said 18 village is obligated to render fire protection, and such corporation 19 shall use any such taxes so collected or paid to it, [for the care of 20 indigent members of such corporation and their families] to maintain a 21 suitable headquarters for the volunteer members of the corporation, to 22 provide relief, aid and assistance to the volunteer members of such 23 corporation who are indigent or disabled or injured in the performance EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14208-02-4
A. 9573 2 1 of their duties, and their families; and to promote, and safeguard the 2 welfare of the volunteer members of the corporation and their families, 3 to provide for the health and safety of the volunteer members of the 4 corporation, and to enhance the morale of the volunteer members of the 5 corporation by providing social and recreational activities for the 6 volunteer members of the corporation and the promotion of the volunteer 7 fire service within the village of Hastings-on-Hudson and also within 8 the territory provided with fire protection by the Hastings-on-Hudson 9 Volunteer Fire Department; provided, however, that such corporation 10 shall remit such percentage of all such taxes so collected or paid to 11 it, to the treasurer of the [Firemen's] Firefighters Association of the 12 State of New York, as may be required by the insurance law. The officer 13 of such corporation designated by its by-laws to collect and receive the 14 aforesaid tax shall have all the powers and be subject to all the 15 provisions of section [one hundred and thirty-three] nine thousand one 16 hundred four 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 imposed by section [one hundred and forty-nine-a] 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 [one hundred and thirty-three] nine thou- 22 sand one hundred four of the insurance law, and to use same [for the 23 care of indigent members of such corporation and their families] to 24 maintain a suitable headquarters for the volunteer members of the corpo- 25 ration, to provide relief, aid and assistance to the volunteer members 26 of such corporation who are indigent or disabled or injured in the 27 performance of their duties, and their families; and to promote, and 28 safeguard the welfare of the volunteer members of the corporation and 29 their families, to provide for the health and safety of the volunteer 30 members of the corporation, and to enhance the morale of the volunteer 31 members of the corporation by providing social and recreational activ- 32 ities for the volunteer members of the corporation and the promotion of 33 the volunteer fire service within the village of Hastings-on-Hudson and 34 also within the territory provided with fire protection by the Hast- 35 ings-on-Hudson Volunteer Fire Department. 36 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxes 37 due on premiums received on and after January 1, 2025.