S 9315 NY
Relates to pre-release briefings for incarcerated veterans regarding available federal and state benefits
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Summary
This New York bill amends the Veterans' Services Law to direct the Department of Veterans' Services to conduct pre-release briefings for incarcerated veterans. The briefings are required as part of discharge planning and occur prior to an incarcerated veteran's release from a state correctional facility. The briefings must explain available federal and state benefits for veterans and their families and provide information on how to apply for such benefits. The Department of Veterans' Services is directed to consult with the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to implement the briefing program. The bill takes effect sixty days after enactment.
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Official abstract
Directs the department of veterans' services to conduct pre-release briefings for incarcerated veterans regarding available federal and state benefits available to veterans and their families and how to apply for such benefits.
Sponsor (1)
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton Democratic · primary
4 coauthors / cosponsors
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. Democratic · cosponsor
- Jake Ashby Republican · cosponsor
- Pete Harckham Democratic · cosponsor
- Dean Murray Republican · cosponsor
Action history (5)
- Feb 27, 2026 REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS · upper
- Apr 28, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.861 · upper
- Apr 29, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- May 4, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- May 12, 2026 SUBSTITUTED BY A10163 · upper
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S09315 Summary: BILL NO S09315   SAME AS SAME AS A10163
  SPONSOR SCARCELLA-SPANTON   COSPNSR ADDABBO, ASHBY, HARCKHAM, MURRAY   MLTSPNSR   Amd §4, Veterans' Services L   Directs the department of veterans' services to conduct pre-release briefings for incarcerated veterans regarding available federal and state benefits available to veterans and their families and how to apply for such benefits.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
9315
IN SENATE
February 27, 2026 ___________
Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Home- land Security and Military Affairs
AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to pre-release briefings for incarcerated veterans regarding available federal and state benefits
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 4 of the veterans' services law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 40 to read as follows: 3 40. To conduct a pre-release briefing as part of the discharge plan- 4 ning process with any incarcerated individual who is a veteran, prior to 5 their release from a state correctional institution, to explain and 6 share information relating to federal and state benefits available to 7 veterans and their families and how to apply for such benefits. The 8 department shall consult with the department of corrections and communi- 9 ty supervision to implement the provisions of this section. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 11 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14764-01-6
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