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Creates a distinctive license plate for veterans honoring Borinqueneers

NY · session 2025-2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced May 6, 2025

Latest action (May 28, 2026) REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

Summary

This bill creates a distinctive license plate for veterans in New York to honor Borinqueneers. The bill defines eligible veterans as New York residents who have served in the U.S. armed forces and were honorably discharged, or have a qualifying military condition with an acceptable discharge, or are LGBT veterans with an acceptable discharge. The distinctive plate serves as recognition of veterans' military service and honors the legacy of the Borinqueneers.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill (from the OpenStates abstract — no full text available yet) — neutral, and may be imperfect.

Official abstract

Creates a distinctive license plate for veterans honoring Borinqueneers; defines "veteran" as a person who is a resident of this state, who served in the armed forces of the United States, and was honorably discharged from the armed forces, or has a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service.

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1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (12)
  1. May 6, 2025 REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION · upper
  2. May 20, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.1242 · upper
  3. May 21, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  4. May 22, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  5. Jun 13, 2025 COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
  6. Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION · upper
  7. Apr 21, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.781 · upper
  8. Apr 22, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
  9. Apr 27, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
  10. May 28, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
  11. May 28, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
  12. May 28, 2026 REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION · lower

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