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NY S 5946

in committee

Enacts the "Technical Sergeant Joseph G. Lemm tuition benefit act"

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 5946 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5946 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

What is NY S 5946 about?

Enacts the "Technical Sergeant Joseph G. Lemm tuition benefit act" to allow members of the New York state organized militia to receive tuition benefits for certain post-secondary degree programs.

Who sponsors NY S 5946?

Luis R. Sepúlveda is the primary sponsor of NY S 5946.

Description

Enacts the "Technical Sergeant Joseph G. Lemm tuition benefit act" to allow members of the New York state organized militia to receive tuition benefits for certain post-secondary degree programs.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Luis R. Sepúlvedaprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-04

    REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-05-28

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Vote

    2025-05-28 · pass · 9-0

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

Related bills

  • Prior session: S 9866not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 11079

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5946?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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