Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 05, 2018 |
signed chap.332 |
Oct 24, 2018 |
delivered to governor |
May 22, 2018 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.923 substituted for a9586 |
May 15, 2018 |
referred to veterans' affairs delivered to assembly passed senate |
Apr 25, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 24, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 23, 2018 |
1st report cal.848 |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 15, 2017 |
referred to veterans' affairs delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1825 |
Jun 07, 2017 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6606
Signed By Governor2017-2018 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
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C) Senate District
2017-S6606 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9586
- Law Section:
- Military Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §247, Mil L
2017-S6606 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6606 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the military law, in relation to establishing the "New York State Silver Rose Veterans Service Certificate" PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To establish the "New York State Silver Rose Veterans Service Certificate" for veterans exposed to dioxin or phenoxy herbicides during military service. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1: Amends Section 247 of the military law by adding a new subdivision 1-c that authorizes the presentation of the "New York State Silver Rose Veterans Service Certificate" to any person that is (i) a New York State citizen, (ii) was a citizen of New York while serving in the armed forces and was exposed to dioxin or phenoxy herbicides while on active duty, and suffered from a disease resulting from that exposure, (iii) and was honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances. This certificate may be awarded posthumously and presented to a representative of the deceased. Section 2: Amends Subdivision 4 of section 247 of the military law to add the "New York State Silver Rose Veterans Service Certificate" to
2017-S6606 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6606 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 7, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to establishing the "New York State Silver Rose Veterans Service Certificate" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 247 of the military law is amended by adding a new subdivision 1-c to read as follows: 1-C. THE ADJUTANT GENERAL IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO PRESENT IN THE NAME OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, A CERTIFICATE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE "NEW YORK STATE SILVER ROSE VETERANS SERVICE CERTIFICATE", BEAR- ING A SUITABLE INSCRIPTION TO ANY PERSON: (I) WHO IS A CITIZEN OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; OR (II) WHO WAS A CITIZEN OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, AND WHO WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, OR THE ORGANIZED MILI- TIA ON ACTIVE DUTY WAS EXPOSED TO DIOXIN OR PHENOXY HERBICIDES, AS EVINCED BY A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS OF A DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH DIOXIN OR PHENOXY HERBICIDES, AND ANY OTHER PROOF DETERMINED BY THE ADJUTANT GENERAL TO BE NECESSARY; AND (III) WHO WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED OR RELEASED UNDER HONORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES. NOT MORE THAN ONE NEW YORK STATE SILVER ROSE VETERANS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE AWARDED OR PRESENTED, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, TO ANY PERSON WHOSE ENTIRE SERVICE SUBSEQUENT TO THE TIME OF THE RECEIPT OF SUCH CERTIFICATE SHALL NOT HAVE BEEN HONORABLE. IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OF ANY PERSON DURING OR SUBSE- QUENT TO THE RECEIPT OF SUCH CERTIFICATE IT SHALL BE PRESENTED TO SUCH REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED AS MAY BE DESIGNATED. THE ADJUTANT GENER- AL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS, SHALL MAKE SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY BE DEEMED NECES- SARY FOR THE PROPER PRESENTATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH CERTIFICATES. § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 247 of the military law, as amended by chapter 477 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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