Senate Bill S1255

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Directs the adjutant general to present a United States flag to the person disposing of the body of a member of the organized militia

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S1255 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §250-a, Mil L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S3691, S1431
2013-2014: S2984

2009-S1255 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the adjutant general, upon request, to present a United States flag to the person designated to dispose of the body of a member of the organized militia, when such member served his or her initial obligation, was discharged for disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty, or whose service up to the date of death was honorable.

2009-S1255 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1255 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1255

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SALAND -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to the presentation  of  a
  flag  of  the United States to the person designated to dispose of the
  remains of certain members of the organized militia

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 250-a of
the military law is designated paragraph a and  a  new  paragraph  b  is
added to read as follows:
  B. THE ADJUTANT GENERAL UPON REQUEST, SHALL AUTHORIZE THE PRESENTATION
OF  A  FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES, WHERE SUCH FLAG IS NOT PROVIDED BY THE
UNITED STATES, TO THE PERSON DESIGNATED TO DISPOSE OF THE REMAINS  OF  A
MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZED MILITIA, AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE TWO OF THIS CHAP-
TER,  WHO  HAS  SERVED  HIS OR HER INITIAL OBLIGATION, OR WAS DISCHARGED
THEREFROM FOR A DISABILITY INCURRED OR AGGRAVATED IN THE LINE  OF  DUTY,
OR WHOSE SERVICE UP TO THE DATE OF DEATH WAS HONORABLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07292-01-9

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