Assembly Bill A1243

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the New York State Restoration of Honor Act

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  • 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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2017-A1243 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S51
Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 17-C §§369-l - 369-o, amd §353, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9293, S6087
2019-2020: A54, S45

2017-A1243 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "New York State Restoration of Honor Act".

2017-A1243 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1243
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BUCHWALD, SEAWRIGHT, TITONE, ROSENTHAL, GOTT-
   FRIED, MOSLEY, SOLAGES, BENEDETTO, STIRPE, GLICK, JEAN-PIERRE,  MAYER,
   CAHILL,  JAFFEE,  O'DONNELL,  SIMON,  DINOWITZ, ARROYO, DAVILA, BLAKE,
   SKOUFIS, LIFTON, OTIS, STECK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  COOK,
   ENGLEBRIGHT,  FARRELL,  HEVESI, MAGEE, McDONOUGH, ORTIZ, RAMOS, THIELE
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to enacting the "New York
   State Restoration of Honor Act"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York
 State Restoration of Honor Act".
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 17-C to read
 as follows:
                                ARTICLE 17-C
                  NEW YORK STATE RESTORATION OF HONOR ACT
 SECTION 369-L. DEFINITIONS.
         369-M. ELIGIBILITY OF DISCHARGED LGBT VETERANS FOR  STATE  BENE-
                FITS.
         369-N. ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATION FOR DISCHARGED LGBT VETERANS.
         369-O. COOPERATION AND FACILITIES OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
   § 369-L. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
   1. "DIVISION" MEANS THE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS.
   2.  "STATE  DIRECTOR"  MEANS  THE NEW YORK STATE DIRECTOR OF VETERANS'
 AFFAIRS.
   3. "VETERAN" MEANS A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE  WHO  HAS  SERVED  IN  THE
 ACTIVE  MILITARY  OR  NAVAL SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES DURING A WAR IN
 WHICH THE UNITED STATES ENGAGED AND WHO  HAS  BEEN  RELEASED  FROM  SUCH
 SERVICE.
   4.  "DISCHARGED  LGBT VETERAN" SHALL MEAN A VETERAN WHO WAS DISCHARGED
 LESS THAN HONORABLY FROM MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE DUE TO  THEIR  SEXUAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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