Senate Bill S2037

Signed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to a filing fees waiver for certain persons in the organized militia or reserves

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A296 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-S2037 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A296
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §323-b, Mil L

2009-S2037 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to a filing fees waiver for certain persons in the organized militia or reserves.

2009-S2037 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2037 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2037

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 11, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to filing fees waiver

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

  Section 1. Section 323-b of the military law, as added by chapter  600
of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  S  323-b.  Filing  fees  waiver; civil actions. In any civil action or
proceeding commenced in any court by a person who is an active member of
the force of the organized militia, as defined by  subdivision  nine  of
section one of this chapter, where the dispute or controversy is related
to such person's service in [active duty, including service with the New
York  army national guard, the New York air national guard, the New York
naval militia, the New York guard, or  any  reserve  components  of  the
active  armed  forces of the United States] THE ORGANIZED MILITIA OR THE
RESERVES, AND THE CLAIMS ARE BASED IN WHOLE OR IN PART ON THIS  CHAPTER,
OR  ON  THE HUMAN RIGHTS LAW RELATING TO MILITARY STATUS, OR ON TITLE 38
OR TITLE 50 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE, all court costs  or  filing  fees
for the commencement of the civil action or proceeding shall be waived.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
have been in full force and effect on and after September 25, 2008.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01154-01-9

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