New York S 6159: Relates to the Hampton Bays Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Association

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S06159 Summary:

BILL NOS06159 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06593

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SPONSORPALUMBO

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§1, 2, 6 & 7, Chap 264 of 1961

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Provides for the control and disposal of funds and property and the management of the Hampton Bays Volunteer Exempt Firefighter's Benevolent Association; increases the number of members of its board of trustees from five to eight; relates to the collection of taxes imposed by section 9104 of the insurance law for fire department use and benefit; makes technical corrections.

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BILL NOS06159 

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03/05/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

05/20/20251ST REPORT CAL.1154

05/21/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/22/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/09/2025SUBSTITUTED BY A6593

&nbspA06593 AMEND= Schiavoni

&nbsp03/06/2025referred to local governments

&nbsp03/18/2025reported referred to ways and means

&nbsp04/29/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp04/30/2025reported 

&nbsp04/30/2025rules report cal.169

&nbsp04/30/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.169

&nbsp04/30/2025passed assembly

&nbsp04/30/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp04/30/2025REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

&nbsp06/09/2025SUBSTITUTED FOR S6159

&nbsp06/09/20253RD READING CAL.1154

&nbsp06/09/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/09/2025RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp09/05/2025delivered to governor

&nbsp09/10/2025signed chap.375

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6159

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

 AN ACT to amend chapter 264 of the laws of 1961 relating to the incorpo-
 ration of the Hampton Bays Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Asso-
 ciation and providing for its powers and duties, in relation to the
 management of certain affairs of such association

 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 264 of the laws of 1961 relating to
 2 the incorporation of the Hampton Bays Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevo-
 3 lent Association and providing for its powers and duties, is amended to
 4 read as follows:
 5 Section 1. Incorporation; membership. A membership corporation by the
 6 name of "Hampton Bays Volunteer Exempt [Firemen's] Firefighter's Benevo-
 7 lent Association" is hereby created. It shall be composed of such
 8 persons eligible to membership therein as hereinafter provided as shall
 9 (a) notify the secretary of the Hampton Bays volunteer fire department
 10 in writing prior to the organization meeting of such corporation herein-
 11 after provided for their desire to become members, or (b) shall attend
 12 such meeting or an adjournment thereof, and also such persons so eligi-
 13 ble as may become members of such corporation pursuant to its by-laws.
 14 § 2. Section 2 of chapter 264 of the laws of 1961 relating to the
 15 incorporation of the Hampton Bays Volunteer Exempt Firemen's Benevolent
 16 Association and providing for its powers and duties, is amended to read
 17 as follows:
 18 § 2. Persons eligible to membership. All persons who are now or have
 19 been, or who hereafter shall be volunteer members of the Hampton Bays
 20 fire district fire department, or of any fire corporation in such fire
 21 district, and all persons resident in such fire district or in territory
 22 provided with fire protection by contract with such fire district who
 23 are exempt volunteer [firemen] firefighters as defined by section two

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09884-03-5

 S. 6159 2

 1 hundred of the general municipal law shall be eligible to membership in
 2 the corporation hereby created; provided that any person who has been
 3 expelled or removed for cause from membership in any fire company or
 4 department shall not be eligible to membership in such corporation.
 5 Whenever a member who is not an exempt [fireman] fir