Assembly Bill A2140

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes the division of veterans' affairs to provide for the interment of the unclaimed remains of veterans

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  • 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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2013-A2140 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S610
Current Committee:
Assembly Veterans
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง353, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8667
2011-2012: A4904, S2515
2015-2016: A4667, S3693
2017-2018: A4298
2019-2020: A1017
2021-2022: A7828

2013-A2140 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the division of veterans' affairs to provide for the interment of the unclaimed remains of veterans.

2013-A2140 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2140

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SIMOTAS,  MONTESANO, COLTON, MILLER, HOOPER,
  JAFFEE, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Veterans'
  Affairs

AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to authorizing the divi-
  sion of  veterans'  affairs  to  provide  for  the  interment  of  the
  unclaimed remains of veterans

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 353 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 12-b to read as follows:
  12-B. TO PROVIDE, IN COOPERATION WITH VETERANS SERVICE  ORGANIZATIONS,
FOR  THE  INTERMENT  OF  THE  UNCLAIMED REMAINS OF VETERANS.   THE STATE
DIRECTOR SHALL CONSULT WITH VETERANS SERVICE  ORGANIZATIONS  TO  ANALYZE
THE  SCOPE  OF  THE  ISSUE  OF  UNCLAIMED  REMAINS  OF VETERANS. FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "UNCLAIMED REMAINS  OF  A  VETERAN"  SHALL
MEAN  THE  REMAINS  OF A VETERAN THAT ARE CONSIDERED UNCLAIMED UNDER THE
LAWS OF THIS STATE AND/OR ANY OTHER STATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
  S 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.
                                                           LBD01539-01-3

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