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NY A06538

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tommy Schiavoni

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Origin

Assembly

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Updates terminology across six New York state laws to change "division of veterans' services" to "department of veterans' services" to reflect the agency's current official name

  • Amends the county law, labor law, mental hygiene law, military law, public health law, and real property tax law to ensure consistent naming conventions

  • Corrects cross-references in the military law regarding veterans' commemorative medals to cite the veterans' services law instead of the executive law

  • Applies to provisions covering veteran suicide reporting, veterans' benefits posters for employers, substance use ombudsman outreach, war commemorative medals, nursing home veteran status reporting, and property tax exemption documentation

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Changes references to the "division of veterans' services" to the "department of veterans' services" to conform with existing law.

Last Action

REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

2/26/2026

Committee Referrals

Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs4/8/2025
Rules4/7/2025
Ways and Means3/11/2025
Veterans' Affairs3/5/2025

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