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NY S 1250

in committee

Enacts the "military experience recognized for institutional transfer (MERIT) act"

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 1250 pass?

Not yet. NY S 1250 is in committee as of 2026-05-18 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-05-18): REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

What is NY S 1250 about?

Enacts the "military experience recognized for institutional transfer (MERIT) act"; grants academic credit for veterans with regard to SUNY and CUNY college credits for military learning, training, coursework and occupational experience.

Who sponsors NY S 1250?

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. is the primary sponsor of NY S 1250.

Description

Enacts the "military experience recognized for institutional transfer (MERIT) act"; grants academic credit for veterans with regard to SUNY and CUNY college credits for military learning, training, coursework and occupational experience.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-18 — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.primary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-05

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  3. 2025-03-05

    PRINT NUMBER 1250A

    amendment-passage

  4. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-02

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  6. 2026-02-02

    PRINT NUMBER 1250B

    amendment-passage

  7. 2026-05-18

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

    referral-committee

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

Related bills

  • Prior session: S 752not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 6137not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 1837not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2997not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 2280not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 9470not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 7739

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S1250?summary=&detail=

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:28:30.722574Z

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