Senate Bill S3306

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Exempts veterans from the payment of certain fees relating to corporations

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

  • 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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2023-S3306 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1354
Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Business Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §104-B, BC L; add §104-B, N-PC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5529
2017-2018: S116, A6835
2019-2020: S595, A2121
2021-2022: S1504, A7317
2025-2026: S7446, A6094

2023-S3306 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2023-S3306 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3306 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3306
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 30, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, GALLIVAN, MATTERA, STEC -- 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  business corporation 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:
 § 104-B. VETERAN EXEMPTION FROM FEES.
   (A) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "VETERAN" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO  SERVED
 IN  THE UNITED STATES ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES, COAST GUARD AND/OR
 RESERVES THEREOF, AND/OR IN THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, AIR NATIONAL GUARD,
 NEW YORK GUARD, AND/OR NEW YORK NAVAL MILITIA AND WHO (1)  HAS  RECEIVED
 AN HONORABLE OR GENERAL DISCHARGE FROM SUCH SERVICE, OR (2) HAS A QUALI-
 FYING  CONDITION,  AS  DEFINED  IN SECTION ONE OF THE VETERANS' SERVICES
 LAW, AND HAS RECEIVED A DISCHARGE OTHER THAN BAD CONDUCT OR DISHONORABLE
 FROM SUCH SERVICE, OR (3) IS A DISCHARGED LGBT VETERAN,  AS  DEFINED  IN
 SECTION  ONE OF THE VETERANS' SERVICES LAW, AND HAS RECEIVED A DISCHARGE
 OTHER THAN BAD CONDUCT OR  DISHONORABLE  FROM  SUCH  SERVICE;  AND  SUCH
 PERSON IS A RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AT THE TIME 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 (1) RECEIVING  AN  HONORABLE
 OR  GENERAL  DISCHARGE FROM MILITARY SERVICE, OR (2) RECEIVING CONFIRMA-
 TION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES OF  A  QUALIFYING  CONDI-
 TION,  OR  (3)  RECEIVING  CONFIRMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS'
 SERVICES OF THEIR STATUS AS A DISCHARGED LGBT VETERAN.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03365-01-3

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