New York S 7888: Relates to the use of foreign fire insurance premium taxes by the Ridge volunteer exempt firefighter's benevolent association

Status: PRINT NUMBER 7888B (as of 2026-02-03)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 7888

Sponsors: Anthony H. Palumbo

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S07888 Summary:

BILL NOS07888B

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SAME ASSAME AS A08525-B

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SPONSORPALUMBO

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Amd §7, Chap 521 of 2001

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Relates to the use of foreign fire insurance premium taxes by the Ridge volunteer exempt firefighter's benevolent association.

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BILL NOS07888B

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05/13/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

06/06/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

06/06/2025PRINT NUMBER 7888A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

02/03/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

02/03/2026PRINT NUMBER 7888B

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7888--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Local
 Government in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend chapter 521 of the laws of 2001 establishing the Ridge
 volunteer exempt firefighter's benevolent association, and providing
 for its powers and duties, in relation to 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. Section 7 of chapter 521 of the laws of 2001 establishing
 2 the Ridge volunteer exempt firefighter's benevolent association, and
 3 providing for its powers and duties, as amended by chapter 525 of the
 4 laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
 5 § 7. Precept for payment of foreign fire insurance premium taxes. The
 6 Ridge volunteer exempt firefighter's benevolent association shall
 7 collect and there shall be paid to it all taxes imposed pursuant to
 8 section 9104 of the insurance law for fire department use and benefit,
 9 upon premiums for insurance against loss or damage by fire covering
 10 property situated in the Ridge fire district in the town of Brookhaven,
 11 county of Suffolk, or within any duly organized territory in which the
 12 Ridge fire district is or may be obligated to render fire protection.
 13 The officer of such corporation designated by its by-laws to collect and
 14 receive the aforesaid tax shall have all the powers and be subject to
 15 all the provisions of the insurance law, relating to treasurers of fire
 16 departments. Such corporation shall also be entitled to receive a share
 17 of the tax imposed by section 9105 of the insurance law, based upon the
 18 business written in the territory with respect to which it is entitled

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11981-05-6

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 1 to collect and receive the tax under section 9104 of the insurance law.
 2 Such taxes shall only be used [for the care and relief of disabled or
 3 indigent volunteer and exempt firefighters and their families] by the
 4 corporation in furtherance of its purposes as set forth in section three
 5 of this act.
 6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 7 the amendments to section 7 of chapter 521 of the laws of 2001 made by
 8 section one of this act shall apply to taxes due on premiums received on
 9 and after January 1, 2027.

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