Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 11, 2010 |
referred to mental health delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 04, 2010 |
advanced to third reading |
May 03, 2010 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 28, 2010 |
1st report cal.469 |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Jun 08, 2009 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S5833
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2009-S5833 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S5833 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5833 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to notifying the local department of social services upon the death of an incapacitated person SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one of the bill would amend Mental Hygiene Law §81.44 to require that, upon an incapacitated person's death, the guardian of such person serves a copy of the statement of death upon the local department of social services. Section 81.44 already requires service of a copy of the statement of death upon the court examiner, the personal representative of the decedent's estate and upon the public administrator of the chief fiscal officer of the county in which the guardian was appointed. Section two of the bill would make the bill take effect immediately. REASONS FOR SUPPORT : Presently, there is no systematic way for the City to be promptly notified upon the death of an individual who, due to incapacitation,
2009-S5833 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5833 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 8, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HUNTLEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to notifying the local department of social services upon the death of an incapacitated person THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (c) of section 81.44 of the mental hygiene law, as added by chapter 175 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: 1. serve a copy of the statement of death upon the court examiner, the duly appointed personal representative of the decedent's estate, or, if no [person] PERSONAL representative has been appointed, then upon the personal representative named in the decedent's will or any trust instrument, if known, UPON THE LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES and upon the public administrator of the chief fiscal officer of the county in which the guardian was appointed, and S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14278-01-9
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