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A02573 Summary:

A02573 Actions:

A02573 Committee Votes:

Committee:JUDICIARY   Chair:Lavine      
DATE:05/19/2021AYE/NAY:21/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Lavine
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Norris
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Walsh
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Byrnes
Aye
Quart
Aye
Brown
Aye
Steck
Aye
Tannousis
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Joyner
Aye
Abinanti
Aye
Wallace
Aye
Walker
Aye
Cruz
Aye
McMahon
Aye
Mitaynes
Aye
Rajkumar
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Gottfried      
DATE:05/24/2021AYE/NAY:29/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Gottfried
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Excused
Giglio
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Norris
Aye
Cook
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Glick
Aye
Ra
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Perry
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Aye
Davila
Aye

A02573 Floor Votes:

A02573 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         2573--A
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 19, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  FALL,  DICKENS, WILLIAMS, SAYEGH, GOTTFRIED,
          O'DONNELL, EPSTEIN, BARRON, PICHARDO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
          COOK -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Judiciary  --
          committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
          recommitted to said committee

        AN ACT to amend the surrogate's court  procedure  act,  in  relation  to
          removing  the  prohibition  on  individuals convicted of a felony that
          prevents them from being appointed fiduciary of an estate
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 1 and subdivision 2
     2  of section 707 of the surrogate's court procedure act, paragraph (e)  of
     3  subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 514 of the laws of 1993, are amended
     4  to read as follows:
     5    (d)  [a felon
     6    (e)] one who does not possess the qualifications required of a fiduci-
     7  ary  by  reason  of  substance  abuse, dishonesty, improvidence, want of
     8  understanding, or who is  otherwise  unfit  for  the  execution  of  the
     9  office.
    10    2.    Persons ineligible in court's discretion.  The court may declare
    11  ineligible to act as fiduciary:
    12    (a) a person unable to read and write the English language; or
    13    (b) an individual convicted of a felony whose crime may be adverse  to
    14  the  welfare of the estate, including but not limited to, crimes such as
    15  embezzlement or any crime where there was a misappropriation of money or
    16  a breach of fiduciary duty.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02510-02-1