Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 08, 2023 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.685 substituted for a3116a |
Jun 05, 2023 |
referred to ways and means returned to assembly repassed senate |
May 30, 2023 |
amended on third reading (t) 454a |
May 30, 2023 |
vote reconsidered - restored to third reading returned to senate recalled from assembly |
Mar 09, 2023 |
referred to veterans' affairs |
Mar 08, 2023 |
delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 01, 2023 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 28, 2023 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 27, 2023 |
1st report cal.393 |
Jan 04, 2023 |
referred to veterans, homeland security and military affairs |
Senate Bill S454
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 12th Senate District
Current Bill Status - Passed Senate & Assembly
- 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) 24th Senate District
2023-S454 - Details
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §148, Gen Muni L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S454
2023-S454 - 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.
2023-S454 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S454 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
2023-S454 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 454 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, ADDABBO, FELDER, HELMING, WEIK -- 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 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' SERVICES FOR INDIGENT BURIAL REIMBURSEMENT AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION AS JOINT CLAIMANT WITH THE VETERANS' ORGANIZATION, OR WITH THE CONSENT OF SUCH VETERANS' ORGANIZATION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02695-01-3
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
(D) 22nd Senate District
(R, C, IP) 54th Senate District
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
2023-S454A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §148, Gen Muni L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
-
S454
2023-S454A (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.
2023-S454A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S454A SPONSOR: GIANARIS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law and the veterans' services 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
2023-S454A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 454--A Cal. No. 393 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 4, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, ADDABBO, FELDER, HELMING, LANZA, WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, 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 general municipal law and the veterans' services 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 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] ONE OF THE VETERANS' SERVICES LAW, OR WHO HAS A QUAL- IFYING CONDITION AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF THE VETERANS' SERVICES LAW AND HAS RECEIVED A DISCHARGE OTHER THAN BAD CONDUCT OR DISHONORABLE, OR 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, 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 previ- ously designated to control his or her final disposition pursuant to section four thousand two hundred one of the public health law, such EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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