Bill Commons

NY S 5588

in committee

Expands the Gold Star exemption

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 5588 pass?

Not yet. NY S 5588 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 5588 about?

Expands the Gold Star exemption by including the War on Terror as a qualifying period of war and allows for the exemption where the Gold Star Parent's child has died in the United States from a service-connected disability.

Who sponsors NY S 5588?

Robert Ortt is the primary sponsor of NY S 5588, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Expands the Gold Star exemption by including the War on Terror as a qualifying period of war and allows for the exemption where the Gold Star Parent's child has died in the United States from a service-connected disability.

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

  • Robert Orttprimary
  • Pamela Helmingcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-25

    REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

    referral-committee

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S5588?summary=&detail=

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