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NY S 7708

in committee

Establishes a veterans' bill of rights

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Establishes a veterans' bill of rights; provides sample language for such bill of rights; requires the department of veterans' services to establish and distribute a veterans' bill of rights and to make such bill of rights available on the department's website.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-06-02 — SUBSTITUTED BY A6559C
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Nathalia Fernandezprimary
  • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.cosponsor
  • Jake Ashbycosponsor
  • Steve Rhoadscosponsor
  • Robert Rolisoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-01

    REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-20

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  3. 2025-05-20

    PRINT NUMBER 7708A

    amendment-passage

  4. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-03-05

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  6. 2026-03-05

    PRINT NUMBER 7708B

    amendment-passage

  7. 2026-05-18

    1ST REPORT CAL.1161

  8. 2026-05-19

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  9. 2026-05-20

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  10. 2026-06-02

    SUBSTITUTED BY A6559C

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Vote - Version: B

    2026-05-18 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jake Ashby: yes
    • April Baskin: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • Dan Stec: yes
    • Alexis Weik: yes
    • James Sanders Jr.: excused

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Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S7708?summary=&detail=

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