STATE OF NEW YORK
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6094
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 26, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. HUNTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
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-
22 tion, or (3) receiving confirmation from the department of veterans'
23 services of their status as a discharged LGBT veteran.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (c) Status as an eligible veteran pursuant to this section shall be
2 documented pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the commis-
3 sioner of the department of state.
4 § 2. The not-for-profit corporation law is amended by adding a new
5 section 104-B to read as follows:
6 § 104-B. Veteran exemption from fees.
7 (a) As used in this section, "veteran" shall mean a person who served
8 in the United States army, navy, air force, marines, coast guard and/or
9 reserves thereof, and/or in the army national guard, air national guard,
10 New York guard, and/or New York naval militia and who (1) has received
11 an honorable or general discharge from such service, or (2) has a quali-
12 fying condition, as defined in section one of the veterans' services
13 law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable
14 from such service, or (3) is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in
15 section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge
16 other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service; and such
17 person is a resident of the state of New York at the time undertaking an
18 action subject to a fee pursuant to section one hundred four-A of this
19 article.
20 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no veteran shall be
21 required to pay the fees otherwise required by section one hundred
22 four-A of this article within five years of (1) receiving an honorable
23 or general discharge from military service, or (2) receiving confirma-
24 tion from the department of veterans' services of a qualifying condi-
25 tion, or (3) receiving confirmation from the department of veterans'
26 services of their status as a discharged LGBT veteran.
27 (c) Status as an eligible veteran pursuant to this section shall be
28 documented pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the commis-
29 sioner of the department of state.
30 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
31 it shall have become a law.
