Senate Bill S1504

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-S1504 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7317
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: S116, A6835
2019-2020: S595, A2121
2023-2024: S3306, A1354

2021-S1504 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-S1504 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1504 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   1504
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
   ty and Military Affairs
 
 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.

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