Bill Commons

NY S 8785

enacted

Relates to voluntary opportunities for veterans

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Requires the department of veterans' services to consult with the office of fire prevention and control and the department of health to identify the most effective ways to provide useful information to veterans about available volunteer opportunities with local volunteer fire departments and emergency services providers.

Introduced
Status date
Latest action
2026-02-13 — SIGNED CHAP.68
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Monica Martinezprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-08

    REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-20

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.74

  3. 2026-01-21

    PASSED SENATE

    passage

  4. 2026-01-21

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  5. 2026-01-21

    REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-01-28

    SUBSTITUTED FOR A9490

  7. 2026-01-28

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.64

  8. 2026-01-28

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    passage

  9. 2026-01-28

    RETURNED TO SENATE

  10. 2026-02-13

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    executive-receipt

  11. 2026-02-13

    SIGNED CHAP.68

    executive-signature

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Rules Vote

    2026-01-20 · pass · 19-0

    Member-level votes (20)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Joseph A. Griffo: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Pamela Helming: yes
    • Liz Krueger: yes
    • Andrew J. Lanza: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
    • Robert Ortt: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • Dan Stec: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: excused
  • Floor Vote

    2026-01-21 · pass · 55-1

    Member-level votes (61)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jake Ashby: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • April Baskin: yes
    • George Borrello: yes
    • Jabari Brisport: yes
    • Stephen T. Chan: yes
    • Cordell Cleare: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Joseph A. Griffo: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Pamela Helming: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Liz Krueger: yes
    • Andrew J. Lanza: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Jack M. Martins: yes
    • Mario Mattera: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Dean Murray: yes
    • Zellnor Myrie: yes
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: yes
    • Peter Oberacker: yes
    • Robert Ortt: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
    • Jessica Ramos: yes
    • Steve Rhoads: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Julia Salazar: yes
    • James Sanders Jr.: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • Dan Stec: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • James Tedisco: yes
    • Lea Webb: yes
    • William Weber: yes
    • Alexis Weik: yes
    • Mark Walczyk: no
    • Samra Brouk: excused
    • Siela Bynoe: excused
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: excused
    • Kevin S. Parker: excused
    • Sam Sutton: excused
  • Assembly Vote

    2026-01-28 · pass · 141-0

    Member-level votes (148)
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Carroll P: yes
    • Friend: yes
    • Lemondes: yes
    • Pirozzolo: yes
    • Smullen: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Carroll RC: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Levenberg: yes
    • Pretlow: yes
    • Solages: yes
    • Angelino: yes
    • Cashman: yes
    • Gallahan: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Ra: yes
    • Steck: yes
    • Bailey: yes
    • Chandler-Waterm: yes
    • Gandolfo: yes
    • Lunsford: yes
    • Raga: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Barclay: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Gibbs: yes
    • Lupardo: yes
    • Rajkumar: yes
    • Stirpe: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Chludzinski: yes
    • Giglio: yes
    • Magnarelli: yes
    • Ramos: excused
    • Tague: yes
    • Beephan: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Glick: yes
    • Maher: excused
    • Reilly: yes
    • Tannousis: yes
    • Bendett: yes
    • Colton: yes
    • Gonzalez-Rojas: yes
    • Manktelow: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Tapia: yes
    • Benedetto: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Gray: yes
    • McDonald: yes
    • Rivera: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Berger: yes
    • Cook: excused
    • Griffin: yes
    • McDonough: excused
    • Romero: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Bichotte Hermel: excused
    • Cruz: yes
    • Hawley: yes
    • McMahon: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Blankenbush: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Hevesi: yes
    • Meeks: yes
    • Rozic: yes
    • Vanel: yes
    • Blumencranz: excused
    • Dais: yes
    • Hooks: yes
    • Mikulin: yes
    • Santabarbara: yes
    • Walker: yes
    • Bologna: yes
    • Davila: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Sayegh: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Bores: excused
    • De Los Santos: yes
    • Hyndman: yes
    • Mitaynes: yes
    • Schiavoni: yes
    • Weprin: yes
    • Brabenec: yes
    • DeStefano: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Molitor: yes
    • Seawright: yes
    • Wieder: yes
    • Braunstein: yes
    • Dilan: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Morinello: yes
    • Sempolinski: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Bronson: yes
    • Dinowitz: yes
    • Jensen: yes
    • Norber: yes
    • Septimo: yes
    • Woerner: yes
    • Brook-Krasny: yes
    • DiPietro: yes
    • Kassay: yes
    • Novakhov: yes
    • Shimsky: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Brown EA: yes
    • Durso: yes
    • Kay: yes
    • O'Pharrow: yes
    • Shrestha: yes
    • Yeger: yes
    • Brown K: yes
    • Eachus: yes
    • Kelles: yes
    • Otis: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Zaccaro: yes
    • Burdick: yes
    • Eichenstein: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Palmesano: yes
    • Simone: yes
    • Zinerman: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Fall: yes
    • Lasher: yes
    • Paulin: yes
    • Simpson: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Burroughs: yes
    • Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Lavine: yes
    • Peoples-Stokes: yes
    • Slater: yes
    • Buttenschon: yes
    • Forrest: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Pheffer Amato: yes
    • Smith: yes

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