Assembly Bill A2866

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides for an increase in the rates of annuities payable to veterans and surviving spouses of veterans

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A2866 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §362, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8942
2015-2016: A3111

2017-A2866 - Summary

Provides for an increase in the rates of annuities payable to veterans and surviving spouses of veterans.

2017-A2866 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2866
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. McDONALD, MOSLEY, CRESPO, RAIA, CROUCH, STEC,
   STECK, PERRY, LAWRENCE, GOTTFRIED, PAULIN,  GUNTHER,  CUSICK,  THIELE,
   SIMANOWITZ,  SKOUFIS,  JENNE,  RA,  BUTLER, DiPIETRO, HAWLEY -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M.  of A. BENEDETTO, BRAUNSTEIN, HOOPER, LOPEZ, LUPAR-
   DO, RAMOS -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on  Veterans'
   Affairs
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, in relation to providing for an
   increase in the rates of annuities payable to veterans  and  surviving
   spouses of veterans
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 362 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 251
 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
   § 362. Creation of annuity. 1. Payment to veterans. a. Any veteran  as
 defined  in  this article who has been or is hereafter classified by the
 New York State commission for the visually handicapped as a blind person
 as defined in section three of chapter four hundred fifteen of the  laws
 of  nineteen  hundred  thirteen, as amended, and continues to be a blind
 person within the meaning of that section, shall,  upon  application  to
 the  director  of  the division of veterans' affairs, be paid out of the
 treasury of the state for such term as such veteran  shall  be  entitled
 thereto  under  the  provisions of this article, the sum of one thousand
 FIVE HUNDRED dollars annually, plus any applicable annual adjustment, as
 provided in this section.
   b. The entitlement of  any  veteran  to  receive  the  annuity  herein
 provided  shall  terminate  upon  his or her ceasing to continue to be a
 resident of and domiciled in the state,  but  such  entitlement  may  be
 reinstated  upon  application  to  the director of veterans' affairs, if
 such veteran shall thereafter resume his or her residence  and  domicile
 in the state.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04044-01-7

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2017-A2866A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §362, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8942
2015-2016: A3111

2017-A2866A - Summary

Provides for an increase in the rates of annuities payable to veterans and surviving spouses of veterans.

2017-A2866A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2866--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. McDONALD, MOSLEY, CRESPO, RAIA, CROUCH, STEC,
   STECK, PERRY, LAWRENCE, GOTTFRIED, PAULIN,  GUNTHER,  CUSICK,  THIELE,
   SKOUFIS,  JENNE,  RA,  BUTLER,  DiPIETRO, HAWLEY, ORTIZ, SANTABARBARA,
   ABBATE, BLANKENBUSH, MORINELLO, BLAKE, B. MILLER -- Multi-Sponsored by
   -- M. of A. BARCLAY, BENEDETTO, BRAUNSTEIN, GIGLIO,  HOOPER,  HYNDMAN,
   LUPARDO,  MAGEE,  McDONOUGH,  RAMOS  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Veterans' Affairs --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on
   Veterans'  Affairs  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3, sec. 2 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, in relation to providing for an
   increase in the rates of annuities payable to veterans  and  surviving
   spouses of veterans
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 362 of the executive law, as amended by chapter 251
 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
   § 362. Creation of annuity. 1. Payment to veterans. a. Any veteran  as
 defined  in  this article who has been or is hereafter classified by the
 New York [State] STATE commission for the [visually  handicapped]  BLIND
 as  a  blind  person as defined in section three of chapter four hundred
 fifteen of the laws  of  nineteen  hundred  thirteen,  as  amended,  and
 continues  to  be  a  blind  person  within the meaning of that section,
 shall, upon application to the director of  the  division  of  veterans'
 affairs,  be paid out of the treasury of the state for such term as such
 veteran shall be entitled thereto under the provisions of this  article,
 the sum of one thousand FIVE HUNDRED dollars annually, plus any applica-
 ble annual adjustment, as provided in this section.
   b.  The  entitlement  of  any  veteran  to  receive the annuity herein
 provided shall terminate upon his or her ceasing to  continue  to  be  a
 resident  of  and  domiciled  in  the state, but such entitlement may be
 reinstated upon application to the director  of  veterans'  affairs,  if
 such  veteran  shall thereafter resume his or her residence and domicile
 in the state.

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2017-A2866B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §362, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8942
2015-2016: A3111

2017-A2866B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for an increase in the rates of annuities payable to veterans and surviving spouses of veterans.

2017-A2866B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2866--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. McDONALD, MOSLEY, CRESPO, RAIA, CROUCH, STEC,
   STECK, PERRY, LAWRENCE, GOTTFRIED, PAULIN,  GUNTHER,  CUSICK,  THIELE,
   SKOUFIS,  JENNE,  RA,  BUTLER,  DiPIETRO, HAWLEY, ORTIZ, SANTABARBARA,
   ABBATE, BLANKENBUSH, MORINELLO, BLAKE, B. MILLER -- Multi-Sponsored by
   -- M. of A. BARCLAY, BENEDETTO, BRAUNSTEIN, GIGLIO,  HOOPER,  HYNDMAN,
   LUPARDO,  MAGEE,  McDONOUGH,  RAMOS  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Veterans' Affairs --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on
   Veterans'  Affairs  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3, sec. 2 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted  to  said  committee  --  recommitted  to the Committee on
   Veterans' Affairs in accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law,  in  relation  to  providing  for  an
   increase  in  the rates of annuities payable to veterans and surviving
   spouses of veterans
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 362 of the executive law, as added
 by chapter 251 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
   3. Annual adjustment. Commencing in the year two thousand [five] NINE-
 TEEN  THE  AMOUNT OF ANY ANNUITY PAYABLE UNDER SUBDIVISION ONE OR TWO OF
 THIS SECTION SHALL BE ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS,  and  for  each
 year  thereafter,  the  amount of any annuity payable under this section
 shall be the same amount as the annuity payable in  the  preceding  year
 plus a percentage adjustment equal to the annual percentage increase, if
 any,  for  compensation  and pension benefits administered by the United
 States Department of Veterans' Affairs  in  the  previous  year.    Such
 percentage increase shall be rounded up to the next highest one-tenth of
 one  percent  and  shall not be less than one percent nor more than four
 percent. Commencing in the year  two  thousand  five,  the  director  of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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