| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jun 12, 2018 | referred to veterans' affairs delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1711 committee discharged and committed to rules |
| Jan 03, 2018 | referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
| Jun 18, 2017 | print number 3477a |
| Jun 18, 2017 | amend (t) and recommit to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
| Jan 23, 2017 | referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
senate Bill S3477A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Michael Gianaris
(D, WF) 12th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
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Tony Avella
(D) 0 Senate District
S3477 - Details
S3477 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3477 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the executive law, in relation to authorizing the division of veterans' affairs to provide for the interment of the unclaimed remains of veterans PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA : Authorizes the Division of Veterans' Affairs to provide for the interment of the unclaimed remains of veterans. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 353 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 12-a, that would provide, in cooperation of veterans service organizations, for the interment of the unclaimed remains of veterans and direct the state director to consult with veterans service organizations to analyze the scope of the issue of unclaimed remains for veterans. JUSTIFICATION : Too often, when a veteran dies and is subsequently cremated, their remains, whether due to neglect by loved ones or lack thereof, go unclaimed and are left to sit on the shelf of mortuaries. This practice is most inappropriate considering their heroic service to our
S3477 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3477
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 23, 2017
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Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Home-
land Security and Military Affairs
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to authorizing the divi-
sion of veterans' affairs to provide for the interment of the
unclaimed remains of veterans
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 353 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 12-a to read as follows:
12-A. TO PROVIDE, IN COOPERATION WITH VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS,
FOR THE INTERMENT OF THE UNCLAIMED REMAINS OF VETERANS. THE STATE
DIRECTOR SHALL CONSULT WITH VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO ANALYZE
THE SCOPE OF THE ISSUE OF UNCLAIMED REMAINS OF VETERANS. FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "UNCLAIMED REMAINS OF A VETERAN" SHALL
MEAN THE REMAINS OF A VETERAN THAT ARE CONSIDERED UNCLAIMED UNDER THE
LAWS OF THIS STATE AND/OR ANY OTHER STATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04139-01-7
Co-Sponsors
Tony Avella
(D) 0 Senate District
David Carlucci
(D) 0 Senate District
S3477A (ACTIVE) - Details
S3477A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3477A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to directing counties and the city of New York to request a congressionally chartered veterans' organization to arrange for the funeral and burial of a deceased veteran who has no next of kin or other person to make such arrangements PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA : To ensure that all those who serve our country are given a proper interment SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 1-a of section 148 of the general municipal law to require counties and the city of New York to request a congressionally chartered veterans organization to engage the services of a funeral firm to conduct a funeral and burial. JUSTIFICATION : Too often, when a veteran dies and is subsequently cremated, their remains, whether due to neglect by loved ones or lack thereof, go
S3477A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3477--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 23, 2017
___________
Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Home-
land Security and Military Affairs -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to directing
counties and the city of New York to request a congressionally char-
tered veterans' organization to arrange for the funeral and burial of
a deceased veteran who has no next of kin or other person to make such
arrangements
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-a of section 148 of the
general municipal law, as amended by chapter 29 of the laws of 2016, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in the case
of a veteran, as defined in section forty-two hundred three of the
public health law, who died in a county or the city of New York leaving
no funds or insurance sufficient to pay funeral and burial expenses of
such veteran and such veteran has no next of kin or person of record
previously designated to control his or her final disposition pursuant
to section four thousand two hundred one of the public health law, such
county or the city of New York [may] SHALL request a congressionally
chartered veterans' organization within the county or the city of New
York where the decedent resided at the time of death, to engage the
services of a funeral firm to conduct the funeral and burial services.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04139-02-7
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