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Senate Bill S4421

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Increases the maximum value of a small estate from $30,000 to $100,000

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2009-S4421 - Details

Law Section:
Surrogate's Court Procedure Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §1301, SCPA
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S4061

2009-S4421 - Summary

Increases the maximum value of a small estate from $30,000 to $100,000.

2009-S4421 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4421 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4421

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  O. JOHNSON  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the surrogate's court  procedure  act,  in  relation  to
  increasing the value of a small estate

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  1301  of  the  surrogate's  court
procedure act, as amended by chapter 300 of the laws of 2008, is amended
to read as follows:
  1.  A small estate is the estate of a domiciliary or a non-domiciliary
who dies leaving personal property having a  gross  value  of  [$30,000]
$100,000 or less exclusive of property required to be set off under EPTL
5-3.1 (a) (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5).
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2010.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06098-01-9

2009-S4421A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Surrogate's Court Procedure Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §1301, SCPA
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S4061

2009-S4421A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the maximum value of a small estate from $30,000 to $100,000.

2009-S4421A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4421A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4421--A
    Cal. No. 571

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 23, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  O. JOHNSON  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary  --  recom-
  mitted to the Committee on Judiciary in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
  sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and
  second  report,  amended on second report, ordered to a third reading,
  and to be reprinted as amended, retaining its place in  the  order  of
  third reading

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  surrogate's court procedure act, in relation to
  increasing the value of a small estate

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section 1301 of the surrogate's court
procedure act, as amended by chapter 300 of the laws of 2008, is amended
to read as follows:
  1. A small estate is the estate of a domiciliary or a  non-domiciliary
who  dies  leaving  personal  property having a gross value of [$30,000]
$100,000 or less exclusive of property required to be set off under EPTL
5-3.1 (a) (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5).
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2011.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06098-02-0

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