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A8148Assembly2017-2018 SessionSame asS6521

Let Green-Wood Incorporate

Official title

“Relates to permitting the Green-Wood cemetery to file a certificate of incorporation”

Sponsor Felix OrtizAD-51+1 co-sponsorAffects Economy
Status
Signed by Governor
Impact
3/10
Low
Outcome
Signed into law

Bill progress

Signed into law

What's happening

This bill allows Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn to file an amended certificate of incorporation and be recognized as a corporation.

Why it matters

  1. Ensures Legal Clarity and Continuity. By explicitly recognizing Green-Wood Cemetery as a corporation under state law, the bill resolves any ambiguity about its legal status, which is crucial for its operations, contracts, and long-term planning.

  2. Allows Administrative Modernization. Permitting Green-Wood to file an amended certificate of incorporation within a set timeframe enables the cemetery to update its governance documents, potentially reflecting modern needs, expanding activities, or correcting historical inconsistencies.

  3. Supports Asset and Property Management. As a confirmed corporation, Green-Wood Cemetery gains clear authority to manage, acquire, or transfer property and assets, which may be important for preservation, expansion, or compliance with state regulations.

  4. Sets a Precedent for Other Historic Institutions. By granting this exception, the bill could influence how other longstanding or historic entities with unusual legal histories are treated, potentially opening doors for similar organizations to regularize their status.

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Let Green-Wood Incorporate

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Felix Ortiz

Assembly Member · Assembly District 51

1 Co-sponsor

History

  1. Signed chap.304
  2. Delivered to governor
  3. Returned to assembly
  4. Passed senateVote 62–0
  5. 3rd reading cal.1970
  6. Substituted for S6521A
  7. Referred to rules
  8. Delivered to senate
  9. Passed assembly
  10. Ordered to third reading rules cal.452
  11. Rules report cal.452
  12. Reported
Show 6 earlier actions
  1. Reported referred to rules
  2. Print number 8148b
  3. Amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions
  4. Print number 8148a
  5. Amend (t) and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions
  6. Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S6521Senate

Let Green-Wood Incorporate

Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Jesse Hamilton

Impact 2 · Minimal0% to pass

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

8148--B

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

May 31, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT relating to permitting the Green-Wood cemetery to file a certificate of incorporation with the department of state

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the department of state is hereby authorized to accept for filing from the Green-Wood cemetery, located in Brooklyn, an application for a certificate of amendment of certificate of incorporation pursuant to section 803 of the not-for-profit corporation law within one year of the effective date of this act.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Green- Wood cemetery is and shall have been considered a corporation within the meaning of subparagraph (5) of paragraph (a) of section 102 of the notfor-profit corporation law.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD11956-03-7

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