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Senate Bill S4406

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to subsidized delivery of packages to military members on active duty

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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2019-S4406 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Add §225, Mil L

2019-S4406 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs division of military and naval affairs to subsidize mailing of 1 package a month from family of active duty military personnel to such person on active duty.

2019-S4406 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4406 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4406
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs
 
 AN  ACT to amend the military law, in relation to directing the division
   of military and naval affairs to establish a program to subsidize  the
   mailing of packages between members of the organized militia or of the
   reserve  forces  of  the  armed  forces of the United States and their
   families
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The military law is amended by adding a new section 255 to
 read as follows:
   § 255. PACKAGES TO AND FROM RESIDENTS ON ACTIVE DUTY. 1.   DEFINITION.
 FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "ACTIVE DUTY" SHALL MEAN MILITARY DUTY
 IN  THE  ACTIVE  MILITARY  SERVICE  OF  THE UNITED STATES, AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION ONE OF THIS CHAPTER, OR ACTIVE DUTY IN THE MILITARY  SERVICE  OF
 THE  STATE  PURSUANT  TO  AN  ORDER  OF  THE GOVERNOR ISSUED PURSUANT TO
 SECTION SIX OR SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER.
   2. THE DIVISION OF MILITARY AND  NAVAL  AFFAIRS  SHALL  ESTABLISH  AND
 IMPLEMENT,  WITHIN  APPROPRIATIONS MADE THEREFOR, A PROGRAM WHEREBY SUCH
 DIVISION WOULD PAY THE COST OF POSTAGE TO MAIL ONE PACKAGE A MONTH  FROM
 THE  FAMILY OF A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE ON ACTIVE DUTY TO SUCH PERSON ON
 ACTIVE DUTY.
   3. THE ADJUTANT GENERAL SHALL PROMULGATE ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS  AS
 HE  OR  SHE  SHALL  DEEM  NECESSARY  TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
 SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law, provided  that  any  rules  and  regulations
 necessary  to implement the provisions of this act on its effective date
 are authorized and directed to be promulgated on or before such date.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10435-01-9

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