senate Bill S1124B

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for an increase in the rates of compensation for gold star parents

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  • In Committee
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Nov 12, 2018 signed chap.356
Nov 09, 2018 delivered to governor
Jun 19, 2018 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.272
substituted for a2799a
Jun 12, 2018 referred to ways and means
returned to assembly
repassed senate
Jun 04, 2018 amended on third reading 1124b
Jun 04, 2018 vote reconsidered - restored to third reading
returned to senate
recalled from assembly
May 15, 2018 referred to veterans' affairs
delivered to assembly
passed senate
ordered to third reading cal.1173
committee discharged and committed to rules
Feb 13, 2018 reported and committed to finance
Jan 03, 2018 referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
returned to senate
died in assembly
May 24, 2017 referred to veterans' affairs
delivered to assembly
passed senate
May 08, 2017 advanced to third reading
May 03, 2017 2nd report cal.
May 02, 2017 1st report cal.739
Mar 06, 2017 reported and committed to finance
Feb 14, 2017 print number 1124a
Feb 14, 2017 amend and recommit to veterans, homeland security and military affairs
Jan 06, 2017 referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs

Votes

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Jun 12, 2018 - floor Vote

S1124B
61
0
floor
61
Aye
0
Nay
0
Absent
2
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Jun 12, 2018

aye (61)
excused (2)

May 15, 2018 - floor Vote

S1124A
62
0
floor
62
Aye
0
Nay
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: May 15, 2018

aye (62)
excused (1)

May 15, 2018 - Rules committee Vote

S1124A
25
0
committee
25
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Committee Vote: May 15, 2018

aye (25)

Feb 12, 2018 - Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs committee Vote

S1124A
13
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committee
13
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Committee Vote: Feb 12, 2018

aye (13)

May 24, 2017 - floor Vote

S1124A
61
0
floor
61
Aye
0
Nay
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: May 24, 2017

aye (61)
excused (1)

May 2, 2017 - Finance committee Vote

S1124A
36
0
committee
36
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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Committee Vote: May 2, 2017

aye (36)
excused (1)

Mar 6, 2017 - Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs committee Vote

S1124A
13
0
committee
13
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Committee Vote: Mar 6, 2017

aye (13)

Bill Amendments

Original
A
B (Active)
Original
A
B (Active)

Co-Sponsors

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S1124 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2799
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §367, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6679, A8953
2015-2016: S1199, A3084

S1124 - Summary

Provides for an increase in the rates of compensation for gold star parents.

S1124 - Sponsor Memo

S1124 - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                  1124

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 6, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  MARCHIONE,  AKSHAR,  BONACIC, CROCI, DeFRANCISCO,
  GALLIVAN, HANNON, LARKIN, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, SEWARD --  read  twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, in relation to providing for an
  increase in the rates of compensation for gold star parents

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 367 of the execu-
tive  law,  as  added  by chapter 399 of the laws of 2007, is amended to
read as follows:
  (a) A parent, identified in 10 USC 1126 as a gold star  parent,  of  a
veteran  who heretofore has died or parent of a veteran dying hereafter,
shall upon application to the state director, be paid an annual  annuity
out of the treasury of the state for the sum of five hundred dollars for
such  term as such parent shall be entitled thereto under the provisions
of this article. [In no event shall such annual annuity  payment  exceed
one  thousand  dollars  per  veteran]  THE AMOUNT OF ANY ANNUITY PAYABLE
UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE THE SAME AMOUNT AS THE  ANNUITY  PAYABLE  IN
THE  PRECEDING  YEAR,  INCREASED  BY  A  PERCENTAGE  TO BE DETERMINED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH A FORMULA  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  DIVISION  OF  VETERAN'S
AFFAIRS. THE FORMULA SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL FACTORS THE DIVISION OF
VETERAN'S AFFAIRS DEEMS NECESSARY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO FACTORS
SUCH  AS  THE PERCENTAGE BY WHICH BENEFIT AMOUNTS PAYABLE UNDER TITLE II
OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT (42 USC 401 ET SEQ.) ARE INCREASED  EFFECTIVE
DECEMBER  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN.    The term "parent" for the
purposes of this section includes mother,  father,  stepmother,  stepfa-
ther, mother through adoption and father through adoption.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04045-01-7

Co-Sponsors

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S1124A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2799
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §367, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6679, A8953
2015-2016: S1199, A3084

S1124A - Summary

Provides for an increase in the rates of compensation for gold star parents.

S1124A - Sponsor Memo

S1124A - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                 1124--A

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 6, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. MARCHIONE, AKSHAR, AMEDORE, AVELLA, BONACIC, BOYLE,
  CROCI, DeFRANCISCO, GALLIVAN, HANNON, KENNEDY, LARKIN,  ORTT,  RANZEN-
  HOFER,  RITCHIE,  SEWARD  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
  ty and Military Affairs -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the executive law,  in  relation  to  providing  for  an
  increase in the rates of compensation for gold star parents

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 367 of the execu-
tive law, as added by chapter 399 of the laws of  2007,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  (a)  A  parent,  identified in 10 USC 1126 as a gold star parent, of a
veteran who heretofore has died or parent of a veteran dying  hereafter,
shall  upon application to the state director, be paid an annual annuity
out of the treasury of the state for the sum of five hundred dollars for
such term as such parent shall be entitled thereto under the  provisions
of  this  article. [In no event shall such annual annuity payment exceed
one thousand dollars per veteran] THE  AMOUNT  OF  ANY  ANNUITY  PAYABLE
UNDER  THIS  SECTION  SHALL BE THE SAME AMOUNT AS THE ANNUITY PAYABLE IN
THE PRECEDING YEAR, INCREASED  BY  A  PERCENTAGE  TO  BE  DETERMINED  IN
ACCORDANCE  WITH  A  FORMULA  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE DIVISION OF VETERANS'
AFFAIRS. THE FORMULA SHALL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL FACTORS THE DIVISION OF
VETERANS' AFFAIRS DEEMS NECESSARY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO FACTORS
SUCH AS THE PERCENTAGE BY WHICH BENEFIT AMOUNTS PAYABLE UNDER  TITLE  II
OF  THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT (42 USC 401 ET SEQ.) ARE INCREASED EFFECTIVE
DECEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN.    The  term  "parent"  for  the
purposes  of  this  section includes mother, father, stepmother, stepfa-
ther, mother through adoption and father through adoption.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

Co-Sponsors

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S1124B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2799
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §367, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6679, A8953
2015-2016: S1199, A3084

S1124B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for an increase in the rates of compensation for gold star parents.

S1124B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1124B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 


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

                                 1124--B
    Cal. No. 1173

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 6, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. MARCHIONE, AKSHAR, AMEDORE, AVELLA, BONACIC, BOYLE,
  CARLUCCI, CROCI,  DeFRANCISCO,  GALLIVAN,  HANNON,  HELMING,  KENNEDY,
  LARKIN,  ORTT,  RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Veter-
  ans,  Homeland  Security and Military Affairs -- committee discharged,
  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
  committee  -- recommitted to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Secu-
  rity and Military Affairs in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8  --
  reported  favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee
  on Finance -- committee discharged and  said  bill  committed  to  the
  Committee  on Rules -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered
  to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered  to  the  Assembly,
  recalled,  vote  reconsidered,  restored to third reading, amended and
  ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the executive law,  in  relation  to  providing  for  an
  increase in the rates of compensation for gold star parents

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 367 of the execu-
tive law, as added by chapter 399 of the laws of  2007,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  (a)  A  parent,  identified in 10 USC 1126 as a gold star parent, of a
veteran who heretofore has died or parent of a veteran dying  hereafter,
shall  upon application to the state director, be paid an annual annuity
out of the treasury of the state for the sum of five hundred dollars for
such term as such parent shall be entitled thereto under the  provisions
of  this  article. [In no event shall such annual annuity payment exceed
one thousand dollars per veteran.] COMMENCING IN THE YEAR  TWO  THOUSAND
NINETEEN,  THE AMOUNT OF ANY ANNUITY PAYABLE UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE
THE SAME AMOUNT AS THE ANNUITY PAYABLE IN  THE  PRECEDING  YEAR  PLUS  A
PERCENTAGE  ADJUSTMENT  EQUAL TO THE ANNUAL PERCENTAGE INCREASE, IF ANY,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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