Enacts the "missing vulnerable veterans at risk program act"

Latest action Apr 30, 2026

Enacts the "missing vulnerable veterans at risk program act" to establish a missing vulnerable veterans at risk program to provide a comprehensive and coordinated approach to the problem of missing vulnerable veterans at risk.

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Where it stands

Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A8473, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Executive Law.

Committee

Codes · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Codes · New York State Senate, Veterans' Affairs · New York State Assembly, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To enact a missing vulnerable veteran at risk alert system for New York State.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Cosponsors

Brian Manktelow, Judy Griffin and 1 more on Agora

Democratic2
Republican1

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Jessica Scarcella-Spanton says this is needed

A number of veterans have come from active-duty having experienced deployment in a combat zone and are now struggling with mental health concerns. Establishing a Missing Vulnerable Veterans at Risk Program, in which a veteran has elected to participate in, would be used to alert law enforcement and the public when such veteran goes missing. This would be a crucial step in upholding our commitment to proving veterans with support that they have earned and deserve after all they have sacrificed for their military service to our nation. We would be joining the states of Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, and Wiscon- sin in creating an alert system for missing veterans.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Apr 30, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO CODES
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
May 19, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
May 16, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS
NY Assembly

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
Party colors: Parties are shown in the same neutral colors.
Source: From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Nov 3, 2026. About our data

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