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Jan 29, 2014 |
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Senate Bill S6479
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 7th Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2013-S6479 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- State Finance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §10-a, St Fin L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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2013-S6479 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6479 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the state finance law, in relation to the disposition and deposit of moneys received by the state from the settlement or compromise of a claim or from a judgment arising from a claim PURPOSE: Provides that moneys received by the State from the settlement or compromise of a claim, or by judgment, shall be paid to the state comptroller for deposit into the general fund. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends the state finance law by adding a new section 10-a. JUSTIFICATION: This bill would require that all moneys received from a settlement, judgment or compromise as a result of a claim or cause brought by the State of New York or any State agency shall be transferred and paid to the State Comptroller and the Comptroller shall deposit such funds into the State General Fund. The Governor and the Attorney General recently announced an agreement to split the first installment of 5163 million of New York State's $613 million settlement over mortgage bond sales that contributed to the 2008 financial crisis by JP Morgan Chase. However, any such recovery should rightly belong to The People of the State of New York", as the plaintiffs on whose behalf our State Attorney General
2013-S6479 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6479 I N S E N A T E January 29, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sens. LANZA, MARTINS, BONACIC, FARLEY, LARKIN, MARCHIONE, MAZIARZ, RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the disposition and deposit of moneys received by the state from the settlement or compromise of a claim or from a judgment arising from a claim THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 10-a to read as follows: S 10-A. DISPOSITION AND DEPOSIT OF MONEYS RECEIVED FROM SETTLEMENT OR COMPROMISE OF CLAIMS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ALL MONEYS RECEIVED AS THE RESULT OF THE SETTLEMENT OR COMPRO- MISE OF, OR FROM ANY JUDGMENT ARISING FROM ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BROUGHT BY THE STATE OR ANY AGENCY THEREOF, SHALL BE TRANSFERRED AND PAID TO THE STATE COMPTROLLER, AND THE COMPTROLLER SHALL DEPOSIT ALL SUCH MONEYS INTO THE GENERAL FUND, AS ESTABLISHED BY SECTION SEVENTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13684-02-4
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