S 4889 NY
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Summary
This bill expands the definition of "veteran" in New York's Veterans' Services Law to include National Guard members. Specifically, it includes members of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, New York Guard, or New York Naval Militia who have served at least twenty years, part of which was during any war or period of hostilities. The bill takes effect immediately.
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Official abstract
Relates to defining veteran; includes national guard members who have served for at least twenty years, part of which was during any war or period of hostilities.
Sponsor (1)
- Jessica Scarcella-Spanton Democratic · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor
- Robert Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (11)
- Feb 13, 2025 REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS · upper
- May 28, 2025 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper
- Jun 9, 2025 COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
- Jun 9, 2025 ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1622 · upper
- Jun 10, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Jun 10, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Jun 10, 2025 REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS · upper
- May 18, 2026 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE · upper
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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee Votes Floor Votes Memo Text LFIN Chamber Video/Transcript S04889 Summary: BILL NO S04889   SAME AS SAME AS A07520
  SPONSOR SCARCELLA-SPANTON   COSPNSR JACKSON   MLTSPNSR   Amd §1, Veterans' Services L   Relates to defining veteran; includes national guard members who have served for at least twenty years, part of which was during any war or period of hostilities.
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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________
4889
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 13, 2025 ___________
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 defining veteran
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 1 of the veterans' services law is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 3. The term "veteran" means a person who served on active duty in the 4 uniformed services of the United States, or who served in the army 5 national guard, air national guard, New York guard or New York naval 6 militia for at least twenty years of service, part of which was during 7 any war or period of hostilities, or service as a commissioned officer 8 in the public health service, commissioned officer of the national 9 oceanic and atmospheric administration or environmental sciences 10 services administration, cadet at a United States armed forces service 11 academy, and who has been released from such service under other than 12 dishonorable conditions. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09182-01-5
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