Senate bill · S10540 (2025-26)
Establishes a women veteran's peer to peer program
New York State Senate
Same as A8477, the matching bill in the Assembly.
Summary
Establishes a women veteran's peer to peer program.
Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries
Amends the Veterans' Service Law.
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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo
The purpose of this bill is create a women veteran's peer to peer program.
Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)
Where it stands
Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Up for a vote
- Passed one chamber
- Passed
- Enacted
Committee
Rules · New York State Assembly
Also referred to Rules · New York State Senate, Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs · New York State Senate, Veterans' Affairs · New York State Assembly, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.
Cosponsors
Angelo Santabarbara, Carrie Woerner and 4 more on Agora
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Read on NY Senate (opens in a new tab)- Democratic5
- Republican1
This bill has cosponsors from more than one party.
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The sponsor's argument
Why Kevin S. Parker says this is needed
In the Annual Report from the New York State Women Veterans Advisory Committee dated February 15, 2025, one of the recommendations recom- mended by the Committee is to strengthen mental health support. This bill would help in meeting this goal by requiring the Department of Veterans' Services to establish a peer-to-peer program for women veter- ans. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE N: New Legislation,
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Full history
- Jun 3, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO SENATE
NY Assembly
- Jun 3, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
- Jun 3, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO RULES
NY Senate
- Jun 3, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
- Jun 3, 2026
Rules Report CAL.403
RULES REPORT CAL.403
NY Assembly
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- May 19, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
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