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NY S07191

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/6/2016

Primary Sponsor

Patrick Gallivan

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Origin

Senate

2015-2016 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Executive Law Section 624 to expand eligibility for burial expense reimbursement to include businesses represented by a person, in addition to individual persons.

  • Allows businesses that have paid for or incurred burial expenses of a crime victim to receive awards for those expenses.

  • Clarifies that businesses receiving burial expense reimbursement are not eligible for other types of awards unless they separately qualify under existing eligibility criteria.

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment and applies to all claims filed after the law takes effect.

Legislative Description

Authorizes awards for burial expenses of crime victims to be paid to a business.

Last Action

SUBSTITUTED BY A9762

6/14/2016

Committee Referrals

Rules6/7/2016
Finance5/5/2016
Crime Victims, Crime and Correction4/6/2016

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