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

  
  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 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.