Senate Bill S8502

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides for an annual adjustment for reimbursements for certain veterans funerals

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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-S8502 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10402
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §148, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S2413, A4613

2021-S8502 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for an annual adjustment for reimbursements for certain veterans funerals.

2021-S8502 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8502 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8502
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 8, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- 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 general municipal law, in relation to providing  for
   an annual adjustment for reimbursements for certain veterans funerals
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1-a  of  section  148  of  the
 general  municipal law, as amended by chapter 29 of the laws of 2016, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (d) The state shall reimburse such congressionally chartered veterans'
 organization for such funeral and burial service expenses for  veterans,
 except  those  expenses  previously  reimbursed  pursuant to section one
 hundred forty-one of the social services law or any other law  or  those
 expenses  reimbursable  or  payable  by the federal government; provided
 however, that the total reimbursement pursuant to this subdivision shall
 not exceed two thousand dollars per burial PLUS AN ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT FOR
 ANY INCREASE IN THE COSTS OF SUCH FUNERALS AS DETERMINED BY THE NEW YORK
 STATE FUNERAL DIRECTOR ASSOCIATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14888-01-2

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