New YorkClarence Center firefighter association would support volunteers and their families
If signed, the legislation would provide for a nonprofit association offering hardship assistance and member activities for eligible Clarence Center volunteer firefighters and their families.
What it does
A nonprofit association would aim to help Clarence Center volunteer members and their families, support members’ health and safety, and offer members social activities.
Active Clarence Center volunteers and former volunteers with exempt status earned there could join. Paid firefighters could not. Those removed for cause, expelled, or dropped could join only if reinstated. Leaving active service before completing five years would end membership.
The association would receive specified fire insurance tax payments for its stated purposes. These rules would cover taxes due on premiums received on or after January 1, 2027.
Argument forUsing insurance tax money for the association’s purposes could help volunteer members and their families cope with financial hardship, disability, or duty-related injuries.
Argument againstVolunteers who leave active service before completing five years could lose access to association assistance even if they still need help.
More detail
The nonprofit association would have the purpose of helping volunteer members and their families. Its purposes would include aid for members facing poverty, disability, or injuries suffered on duty, and their families, plus member health, safety, and social activities. If enacted, the act would take effect immediately.
Active Clarence Center company volunteers and former volunteers with exempt firefighter status earned through company service could join. These rules would cover the Clarence Center Volunteer Fire Company in Erie County. Exempt firefighter status is a legal status earned through service. Paid company firefighters could not join. Anyone removed for cause, expelled, or dropped from the company’s rolls could join only if reinstated. Leaving active company service before completing five years would end association membership.
The association would receive specified fire insurance tax payments. Payments would cover the company’s service area in Clarence, Erie County, and other organized areas where it must provide fire protection. The association could spend this money only for its stated purposes. If enacted, the tax provisions would apply to taxes due on premiums received on or after January 1, 2027.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 23SIGNED CHAP.345Became Law
- Oct 16DELIVERED TO GOVERNORTo Governor
- Jun 5RETURNED TO SENATE
- Vote recorded Assembly Vote. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 5PASSED ASSEMBLYPassed 2nd Chamber
- Jun 5ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.576
- Jun 5SUBSTITUTED FOR A10051
- May 29REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANSMinor
- Vote recorded Floor Vote. Result: pass.Upper
- May 29DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- May 29PASSED SENATEPassed 1st Chamber
- May 21ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- May 202ND REPORT CAL.
- May 191ST REPORT CAL.1226
- Vote recorded Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Vote. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 21REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONSIntroduced
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