Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 10, 2023 |
signed chap.620 |
Nov 09, 2023 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 08, 2023 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.685 substituted for a3116a |
Jun 08, 2023 |
substituted by s454a rules report cal.685 reported reported referred to rules |
May 23, 2023 |
reported referred to ways and means |
May 19, 2023 |
print number 3116a |
May 19, 2023 |
amend (t) and recommit to veterans' affairs |
Feb 02, 2023 |
referred to veterans' affairs |
Assembly Bill A3116A
Signed By Governor2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
HUNTER
Current Bill Status Via S454 - Signed by Governor
- 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
2023-A3116 - Details
2023-A3116 - 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-A3116 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3116 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 2, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 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. (II) IF SUCH VETERANS' ORGANIZATION DECLINES SUCH REQUEST FOR ANY REASON, A COUNTY OR THE CITY OF NEW YORK MAY DIRECTLY ENGAGE THE SERVICES OF A FUNERAL FIRM WHICH SHALL THEN SERVE AS A SOLE CLAIMANT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02695-01-3
co-Sponsors
Kimberly Jean-Pierre
Marianne Buttenschon
David Weprin
2023-A3116A (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A3116A (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-A3116A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3116--A 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 2, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee 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 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. Section 4 of the veterans' services law is amended by adding a new subdivision 38 to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02695-03-3
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