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NY A07426

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

9/9/2022

Primary Sponsor

Peter Abbate

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Origin

Assembly

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Estates, Powers and Trusts Law to authorize personal representatives of 9/11 victim estates to file claims with the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund.
  • Clarifies that filing such claims and any resulting settlements or compromises do not violate restrictions on the personal representative's powers.
  • Removes language limiting the provision to deaths "as a result of wounds or injury incurred as a result" of the attacks, broadening it to cover all 9/11 victims.
  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Legislative Description

Allows a duly appointed personal representative of the estate of a victim of the September eleventh, two thousand one terrorist attacks to file a claim with the September eleventh victim compensation fund without being in violation of any restriction on the powers granted to the personal representative relating to the filing of a claim.

Last Action

signed chap.558

9/9/2022

Committee Referrals

Judiciary5/16/2022
Rules5/10/2022
Judiciary5/7/2021

Full Bill Text

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