Senate Bill S5529A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Exempts veterans from the payment of certain fees relating to corporations

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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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Bill Amendments

2015-S5529 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Business Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §104-B, BC L; add §104-B, N-PC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S116
2019-2020: S595
2021-2022: S1504
2023-2024: S3306

2015-S5529 - Summary

Exempts veterans from the payment of certain fees relating to corporations.

2015-S5529 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5529 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5529

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
  and Commissions

AN  ACT  to  amend  the business corporations law and the not-for-profit
  corporation law, in relation to exempting veterans from the payment of
  certain fees relating to corporations

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

  Section  1.  The  business  corporation law is amended by adding a new
section 104-B to read as follows:
S 104-B. VETERAN EXEMPTION FROM FEES.
  (A) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "VETERAN" MEANS A  MEMBER  OF  THE  ARMED
FORCES  OF  THE UNITED STATES WHO SERVED THEREIN IN TIME OF WAR, WHO WAS
HONORABLY DISCHARGED OR RELEASED UNDER HONORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES FROM SUCH
SERVICE, WHO IS A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED  STATES  OR  AN  ALIEN  LAWFULLY
ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES AND WHO IS A RESI-
DENT  OF  THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK AT THE TIME OF UNDERTAKING AN ACTION
SUBJECT TO A FEE PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED FOUR-A OF THIS ARTICLE.
  (B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, NO  VETERAN  SHALL  BE
REQUIRED  TO  PAY  THE  FEES  OTHERWISE  REQUIRED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED
FOUR-A OF THIS ARTICLE.
  (C) STATUS AS A VETERAN PURSUANT TO  PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS  SECTION
SHALL BE DOCUMENTED PURSUANT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE
COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
  S  2.  The  not-for-profit  corporation law is amended by adding a new
section 104-B to read as follows:
S 104-B. VETERAN EXEMPTION FROM FEES.
  (A) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "VETERAN" MEANS A  MEMBER  OF  THE  ARMED
FORCES  OF  THE UNITED STATES WHO SERVED THEREIN IN TIME OF WAR, WHO WAS
HONORABLY DISCHARGED OR RELEASED UNDER HONORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES FROM SUCH
SERVICE, WHO IS A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED  STATES  OR  AN  ALIEN  LAWFULLY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10421-01-5
              

2015-S5529A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Business Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §104-B, BC L; add §104-B, N-PC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S116
2019-2020: S595
2021-2022: S1504
2023-2024: S3306

2015-S5529A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts veterans from the payment of certain fees relating to corporations.

2015-S5529A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5529A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5529--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations,  Authorities
  and  Commissions  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee on Corporations,
  Authorities and Commissions in accordance with Senate Rule 6,  sec.  8
  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the business corporations  law  and  the  not-for-profit
  corporation law, in relation to exempting veterans from the payment of
  certain fees relating to corporations

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

  Section 1. The business corporation law is amended  by  adding  a  new
section 104-B to read as follows:
S 104-B. VETERAN EXEMPTION FROM FEES.
  (A)  AS  USED  IN  THIS SECTION, "VETERAN" MEANS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED
FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO SERVED THEREIN IN TIME OF WAR,  WHO  WAS
HONORABLY DISCHARGED OR RELEASED UNDER HONORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES FROM SUCH
SERVICE,  WHO  IS  A  CITIZEN  OF THE UNITED STATES OR AN ALIEN LAWFULLY
ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES AND WHO IS A RESI-
DENT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AT  THE  TIME  OF  UNDERTAKING  AN  ACTION
SUBJECT TO A FEE PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED FOUR-A OF THIS ARTICLE.
  (B)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, NO VETERAN SHALL BE
REQUIRED TO PAY THE FEES  OTHERWISE  REQUIRED  BY  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED
FOUR-A  OF  THIS ARTICLE WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF BEING HONORABLY DISCHARGED
OR RELEASED UNDER HONORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES FROM MILITARY SERVICE.
  (C) STATUS AS AN ELIGIBLE VETERAN PURSUANT TO THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE
DOCUMENTED  PURSUANT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMIS-
SIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
  S 2. The not-for-profit corporation law is amended  by  adding  a  new
section 104-B to read as follows:
S 104-B. VETERAN EXEMPTION FROM FEES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10421-02-6
              

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