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NY A04160
Bill
Status
2/1/2021
Primary Sponsor
William Colton
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AI Summary
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Prohibits the purchase, sale, or transfer of veteran's commemorative property over 75 years old that identifies or commemorates veterans or military units placed in cemeteries, with violations constituting a class B misdemeanor.
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Allows cemetery organizations to petition the cemetery board to sell, trade, or transfer veteran's commemorative property if it faces physical deterioration and meets six specified criteria, including replacement with fitting markers and consent from donating veterans' organizations.
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Requires cemetery petitions be filed with the Division of Cemeteries, with hearings held within 100 days and attended by interested parties including veteran families, veterans' organizations, and state agencies.
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Grants the cemetery board discretion to specify how proceeds from approved sales are used, including depositing funds into permanent maintenance funds for cemetery upkeep.
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Amends existing law on cemetery markers to permit sales of metal markers and flag holders bearing veterans' insignia if authorized by the cemetery board under the new veteran's commemorative property provisions.
Legislative Description
Prohibits the unauthorized sale, purchase, sale or transfer of any cemetery marker, flag holder, monument, statue or other physical memorabilia that is over 75 years old that commemorates the life or death of a veteran or group of veterans, including but not limited to a military unit, company, battalion or division, if such cemetery marker, flag holder, monument, statue or other physical memorabilia that commemorates the life or death of a veteran or group of veterans has been placed in any cemetery; makes violations a class B misdemeanor; permits cemeteries to make such sales upon application to the state cemetery board and upon certain conditions.
Last Action
referred to veterans' affairs
1/5/2022