New York S 7446: Exempts veterans from the payment of certain fees relating to corporations

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S07446 Summary:

BILL NOS07446 

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SAME ASSAME AS A06094

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SPONSORHOYLMAN-SIGAL

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COSPNSRASHBY, GALLIVAN, HELMING, MATTERA, ROLISON, STEC

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §104-B, BC L; add §104-B, N-PC L

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Exempts veterans from the payment of certain fees relating to corporations.

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BILL NOS07446 

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04/16/2025REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7446

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, ASHBY, GALLIVAN, HELMING, MATTERA,
 ROLISON, STEC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
 be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Mili-
 tary Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the business corporation law and the not-for-profit
 corporation law, in relation to exempting veterans from the payment of
 certain fees relating to corporations

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The business corporation law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 104-B to read as follows:
 3 § 104-B. Veteran exemption from fees.
 4 (a) As used in this section, "veteran" shall mean a person who served
 5 in the United States army, navy, air force, marines, coast guard and/or
 6 reserves thereof, and/or in the army national guard, air national guard,
 7 New York guard, and/or New York naval militia and who (1) has received
 8 an honorable or general discharge from such service, or (2) has a quali-
 9 fying condition, as defined in section one of the veterans' services
 10 law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable
 11 from such service, or (3) is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in
 12 section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge
 13 other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service; and such
 14 person is a resident of the state of New York at the time undertaking an
 15 action subject to a fee pursuant to section one hundred four-A of this
 16 article.
 17 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no veteran shall be
 18 required to pay the fees otherwise required by section one hundred
 19 four-A of this article within five years of (1) receiving an honorable
 20 or general discharge from military service, or (2) receiving confirma-
 21 tion from the department of veterans' services of a qualifying condi-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07923-01-5

 S. 7446 2

 1 tion, or (3) receiving confirmation from the department of veterans'
 2 services of their status as a discharged LGBT veteran.
 3 (c) Status as an eligible veteran pursuant to this section shall be
 4 documented pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the commis-
 5 sioner of the department of state.
 6 § 2. The not-for-profit corporation law is amended by adding a new
 7 section 104-B to read as follows:
 8 § 104-B. Veteran exemption from fees.
 9 (a) As used in this section, "veteran" shall mean a person who served
 10 in the United States army, navy, air force, marines, coast guard and/or
 11 reserves thereof, and/or in the army national guard, air national guard,
 12 New York guard, and/or New York naval militia and who (1) has received
 13 an honorable or general discharge from such service, or (2) has a quali-
 14 fying condition, as defined in section one of the veterans' services
 15 law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable
 16 from such service, or (3) is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in
 17 section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge
 18 other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service; and such
 19 person is a resident of the state of New York at the time undertaking an
 20 action subject to a fee pursuant to section one hundred four-A of this
 21 article.
 22 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no veteran shall be
 23 required to pay