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NY A07570

Bill

Status

Engrossed

6/14/2017

Primary Sponsor

Monica Wallace

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Origin

Assembly

2017-2018 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Executive Law Section 367 to remove the cap on annual annuity payments to gold star parents
  • Gold star parents (as defined in 10 USC 1126) of deceased or dying veterans receive an annual $500 annuity from the state treasury
  • Eliminates the previous limitation that annual annuity payments could not exceed $1,000 per veteran
  • Expands the definition of "parent" to include mother, father, stepmother, stepfather, and adoptive parents
  • Effective immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Eliminates the $1,000 limitation on the annual annuity payable to a gold star parent.

Last Action

REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

3/22/2018

Committee Referrals

Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs3/22/2018
Rules6/14/2017
Rules6/6/2017
Ways and Means5/23/2017
Veterans' Affairs5/2/2017

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