Assembly Actions -
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May 16, 2022 |
referred to veterans' affairs delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 04, 2022 |
amended on third reading 1231a |
Apr 27, 2022 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 26, 2022 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 25, 2022 |
1st report cal.801 |
Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs returned to senate died in assembly |
May 19, 2021 |
referred to veterans' affairs delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 05, 2021 |
advanced to third reading |
May 04, 2021 |
2nd report cal. |
May 03, 2021 |
1st report cal.880 |
Jan 08, 2021 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
Senate Bill S1231A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 12th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) 22nd Senate District
(R, C, IP) 54th Senate District
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
2021-S1231 - Details
2021-S1231 - Summary
Directs counties and the city of New York to contact a veterans' organization to provide for the disposition of the unclaimed remains of a deceased veteran when such veteran has no next of kin or other person designated to provide for the disposition of his or her remains; provides process.
2021-S1231 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1231 SPONSOR: GIANARIS 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: To ensure that all those who serve our country are given a proper inter- ment SUMMARY OF 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
2021-S1231 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1231 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 8, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, FELDER, HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veter- ans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs 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. LBD03124-01-1
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) 22nd Senate District
(R, C, IP) 54th Senate District
(R, C, IP, RFM) Senate District
2021-S1231A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S1231A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs counties and the city of New York to contact a veterans' organization to provide for the disposition of the unclaimed remains of a deceased veteran when such veteran has no next of kin or other person designated to provide for the disposition of his or her remains; provides process.
2021-S1231A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1231A SPONSOR: GIANARIS 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: To ensure that all those who serve our country are given a proper inter- ment SUMMARY OF 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 for certain
2021-S1231A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1231--A Cal. No. 801 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 8, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, ADDABBO, FELDER, HELMING, JORDAN, WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs -- recommitted to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Mili- tary Affairs in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading 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 and a new paragraph (f) is added 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. (F) (I) SUCH VETERANS' ORGANIZATION AND/OR THE FUNERAL FIRM ENGAGED TO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES MAY MAKE APPLICATION TO THE DIVISION OF VETERANS' EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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