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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Jan 26, 2017 |
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Assembly Bill A3083
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DENDEKKER
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
2017-A3083 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S829
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Veterans
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §368-a, Exec L; amd §4201, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
A7932, S5570
2019-2020: A9808, S1167
2021-2022: A6302, S4344
2023-2024: A1664, S5530
2017-A3083 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3083 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 26, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DenDEKKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT to amend the executive law and the public health law, in relation to authorizing a veteran's close friend or family member who is reasonably familiar with such veteran's wishes to request that such veteran be buried in a veterans' cemetery THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 368-a to read as follows: § 368-A. BURIAL RIGHTS OF CERTAIN VETERANS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "AGENT IN CONTROL OF THE DISPOSITION OF REMAINS" MEANS THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE OR DESIGNATED TO CONTROL THE DISPOSITION OF A DECEASED VETERAN'S REMAINS AS DEFINED AND OUTLINED IN SECTION FORTY-TWO HUNDRED ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW WHO HAS KNOWLEDGE OF A VETERAN'S DESIRE TO BE BURIED IN A VETERANS' CEMETERY AND CAN PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE DECEDENT WHICH SHALL BE FURNISHED IN THE MANNER AND FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE DIRECTOR. 2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LOCAL LAW, LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, ANY AGENT IN CONTROL OF THE DISPOSITION OF REMAINS MAY REQUEST THAT A DECEASED VETERAN BE BURIED IN A VETERANS' CEMETERY. § 2. Subparagraph (ix) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 4201 of the public health law, as amended by chapter 401 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: (ix) a close friend or relative who is reasonably familiar with the decedent's wishes, including the decedent's religious or moral beliefs, when no one higher on this list is reasonably available, willing, or competent to act[, provided that such person has executed a written statement pursuant to subdivision seven of this section]; or § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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