STATE OF NEW YORK
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7446
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 16, 2025
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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.
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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 the fees otherwise required by section one hundred
24 four-A of this article within five years of (1) receiving an honorable
25 or general discharge from military service, or (2) receiving confirma-
26 tion from the department of veterans' services of a qualifying condi-
27 tion, or (3) receiving confirmation from the department of veterans'
28 services of their status as a discharged LGBT veteran.
29 (c) Status as an eligible veteran pursuant to this section shall be
30 documented pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the commis-
31 sioner of the department of state.
32 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
33 it shall have become a law.
