Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 25, 2015 |
signed chap.243 |
Sep 15, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 01, 2015 |
returned to assembly passed senate substituted for s4179 |
Jun 01, 2015 |
substituted by a490 |
May 05, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
May 04, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 29, 2015 |
1st report cal.495 |
Mar 05, 2015 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Senate Bill S4179
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A490 - 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
2015-S4179 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S4179 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4179 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to notice of petition for the appointment of a guardian for purposes of property management PURPOSE OF BILL: Amends Mental Hygiene Law section 81.21(c), to reduce the possibility for confusion among practitioners and litigants seeking to satisfy Mental Hygiene Law section 81.21(c)'s notice requirements. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF BILL: The bill amends Mental Hygiene Law section 81.21(c) to replace the erroneous reference to section 81.07(d) with a reference to Mental Hygiene Law section 81.07(e)(1) that enumerates the individuals who are entitled to notice via service of process of Orders to Show Cause in Article 81 guardianship proceedings. JUSTIFICATION: The authority of a guardian appointed under Article 81 of the New York Mental Hygiene Law ("MHL") to transfer an incapacitated person's assets to another is derived from MHL section 81.21(a). In enacting MHL section 81.21, "the Legislature gave statutory recognition to the
2015-S4179 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4179 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 5, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop- mental Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to notice of peti- tion for the appointment of a guardian for purposes of property management THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (i) of subdivision (c) of section 81.21 of the mental hygiene law, as added by chapter 698 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows: (i) the persons entitled to notice in accordance with paragraph one of subdivision [(d)] (E) of section 81.07 of this article; S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00614-01-5
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