Senate Bill S200A

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

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2017-S200 - 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: S6680
2015-2016: S1200

2017-S200 - Summary

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

2017-S200 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S200 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    200
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MARCHIONE,  AKSHAR,  BONACIC, CROCI, DeFRANCISCO,
   FUNKE, GALLIVAN, HANNON, LARKIN, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, SEWARD --  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 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.
   c. The effective date of an award of the annuity to a veteran shall be
 the date of receipt of the  application  therefor  by  the  director  of

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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2017-S200A - 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: S6680
2015-2016: S1200

2017-S200A - Summary

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

2017-S200A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S200A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  200--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MARCHIONE, AKSHAR, AMEDORE, AVELLA, BONACIC, CROCI,
   DeFRANCISCO, FUNKE, GALLIVAN, HANNON, HELMING, LARKIN, MURPHY, O'MARA,
   ORTT, PHILLIPS, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Veter-
   ans,  Homeland  Security  and  Military  Affairs -- recommitted to the
   Committee on Veterans,  Homeland  Security  and  Military  Affairs  in
   accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 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

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2017-S200B (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: S6680
2015-2016: S1200

2017-S200B (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S200B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S200B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  200--B
     Cal. No. 1171
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MARCHIONE, AKSHAR, AMEDORE, AVELLA, BONACIC, CROCI,
   DeFRANCISCO, FUNKE, GALLIVAN, HANNON, HELMING, LARKIN, MURPHY, O'MARA,
   ORTT, PHILLIPS, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Veter-
   ans,  Homeland  Security  and  Military  Affairs -- recommitted to the
   Committee on Veterans,  Homeland  Security  and  Military  Affairs  in
   accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee  --  reported  favorably  from said committee and committed to the
   Committee on Finance -- committee discharged and said  bill  committed
   to  the  Committee on Rules -- reported favorably from said committee,
   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  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

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