Assembly Actions -
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Dec 11, 2015 |
signed chap.539 |
Nov 30, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 16, 2015 |
returned to senate passed assembly |
Jun 15, 2015 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.333 substituted for a3095 |
May 18, 2015 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions delivered to assembly passed senate |
Apr 29, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 28, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 27, 2015 |
1st report cal.430 |
Feb 04, 2015 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Senate Bill S3300
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
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2015-S3300 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S3300 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3300 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to regulation of cemetery trust funds and finances by the cemetery board PURPOSE: This bill would modernize and streamline provisions of the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law to provide clear regulatory guidance to the New York State Cemetery Board in approvals of cemetery transactions and financial oversight. The State Cemetery Board is composed of the Secretary of State, Attorney General and Commissioner of Health or their designees. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends paragraph (a) of Section 1506 of Not-for-Profit Corporation Law to grant authority for the approval of the purchase of cemetery land to the State Cemetery Board. It eliminates the unnecessary and duplicative step of having this approval signed off on by the local Supreme Court after the State Cemetery Board has approved the transaction. Section 2 of the bill amends Section 1507 of Not-for-Profit
2015-S3300 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3300 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 4, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Author- ities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to regu- lation of cemetery trust funds and finances by the cemetery board THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (i) of section 1506 of the not-for-pro- fit corporation law, paragraph (a) as added by chapter 871 of the laws of 1977 and paragraph (i) as amended by chapter 292 of the laws of 1999, are amended to read as follows: (a) Purchase of land; notice to CEMETERY board [and court approval]. No cemetery corporation, in purchasing real property hereafter, shall pay or agree to pay more than the fair and reasonable market value ther- eof. The terms of the purchase, including the price to be paid and the method of payment, shall be subject[, upon notice] to NOTICE AND APPROVAL OF the cemetery board[, to approval by the supreme court in a district where any portion of the land is located]. In determining the fair and reasonable market value, the [court] CEMETERY BOARD may take into consideration the method by which the purchase price is to be paid. (i) Sale or disposition of cemetery lands. (1) No cemetery corporation may sell or dispose of the fee of all or any part of its lands dedicated to cemetery use, unless it shall prove to the satisfaction of the supreme court in the district where any portion of the cemetery lands is located OR THE CEMETERY BOARD, THAT either: (A) [that] all bodies have been removed from each and every part of the cemetery, that all the lots in the entire cemetery have been reconveyed to the corporation and are not used for burial purposes, and that it has no debts and liabilities, or (B) [that] the land to be sold or disposed of is not used or is not physically adaptable for burial purposes and that the sale or disposi- tion will benefit the cemetery corporation and the owners of plots and EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02456-01-5
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