Assembly Bill A7317

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Exempts veterans from the payment of certain fees relating to corporations

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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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2021-A7317 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1504
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Business Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §104-B, BC L; add §104-B, N-PC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5529
2017-2018: A6835, S116
2019-2020: A2121, S595
2023-2024: A1354, S3306

2021-A7317 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts veterans from the payment of certain fees relating to corporations.

2021-A7317 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7317
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 5, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  business corporation law and the not-for-profit
   corporation law, in relation to exempting veterans from the payment of
   certain fees relating to corporations

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  business  corporation law is amended by adding a new
 section 104-B to read as follows:
 § 104-B. VETERAN EXEMPTION FROM FEES.
   (A) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "VETERAN" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO  SERVED
 IN  THE UNITED STATES ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES, COAST GUARD AND/OR
 RESERVES THEREOF, AND/OR IN THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, AIR NATIONAL GUARD,
 NEW YORK GUARD, AND/OR NEW YORK NAVAL MILITIA AND WHO (1)  HAS  RECEIVED
 AN HONORABLE OR GENERAL DISCHARGE FROM SUCH SERVICE, OR (2) HAS A QUALI-
 FYING CONDITION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY OF THE EXECU-
 TIVE  LAW,  AND  HAS  RECEIVED  A  DISCHARGE  OTHER  THAN BAD CONDUCT OR
 DISHONORABLE FROM SUCH SERVICE, OR (3) IS A DISCHARGED LGBT VETERAN,  AS
 DEFINED  IN  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED FIFTY OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, AND HAS
 RECEIVED A DISCHARGE OTHER THAN BAD CONDUCT OR  DISHONORABLE  FROM  SUCH
 SERVICE;  AND  SUCH PERSON IS A RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AT THE
 TIME UNDERTAKING AN ACTION SUBJECT TO A  FEE  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  ONE
 HUNDRED FOUR-A OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (B)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, NO VETERAN SHALL BE
 REQUIRED TO PAY THE FEES  OTHERWISE  REQUIRED  BY  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED
 FOUR-A  OF  THIS ARTICLE WITHIN FIVE YEARS OF (1) RECEIVING AN HONORABLE
 OR GENERAL DISCHARGE FROM MILITARY SERVICE, OR (2)  RECEIVING  CONFIRMA-
 TION  FROM THE DIVISION OF VETERANS' SERVICES OF A QUALIFYING CONDITION,
 OR (3) RECEIVING CONFIRMATION FROM THE DIVISION OF VETERANS' SERVICES OF
 THEIR STATUS AS A DISCHARGED LGBT VETERAN.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03565-02-1

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