Assembly Bill A7426

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Allows a duly appointed personal representative of the estate of a victim of the September eleventh, two thousand one terrorist attacks to file a claim with the September eleventh victim compensation fund

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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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2021-A7426 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6812
Law Section:
Estates, Powers and Trusts Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11-4.7, EPT L

2021-A7426 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows a duly appointed personal representative of the estate of a victim of the September eleventh, two thousand one terrorist attacks to file a claim with the September eleventh victim compensation fund without being in violation of any restriction on the powers granted to the personal representative relating to the filing of a claim.

2021-A7426 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7426
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 7, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Judiciary
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  estates,  powers and trusts law, in relation to
   allowing a duly appointed personal representative of the estate  of  a
   victim  of  the September eleventh, two thousand one terrorist attacks
   to file a claim with the September eleventh victim compensation fund
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subparagraph  3  of  paragraph e of section 11-4.7 of the
 estates, powers and trusts law, as added by chapter 73 of  the  laws  of
 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, or any
 restrictions  set forth in letters relating to any decedent who [dies as
 a result of wounds or injury incurred as a result] IS A  VICTIM  of  the
 terrorist  attacks  on  September  eleventh,  two  thousand  one, a duly
 appointed personal representative is authorized to file and prosecute  a
 claim  with  the  fund, and the filing of such a claim for an award from
 the fund, and the resulting compromise of any cause of  action  pursuant
 to  the  act, shall not violate any restriction on the powers granted to
 the personal representative relating to the prosecution or compromise of
 any action, the collection of any settlement, or the enforcement of  any
 judgment.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11206-01-1

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