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Senate bill · S1185 (2025-26)

Establishes the veterans service organizations fund

Latest action May 19, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A1866, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Sponsor

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

State Senator, District 15 · Democratic

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Summary

Establishes the congressional chartered veterans service organizations fund; provides for gifts made to such fund on an individual's personal income tax return.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Tax Law.

From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Oct 31, 2026. About our data

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To create a voluntary contribution on the state personal income tax return for congressional chartered veterans service organizations.

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.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs · New York State Senate

Also referred to Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Cosponsors

Alexis Weik, Anthony H. Palumbo and 10 more on Agora

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  • Republican11
  • Democratic1

This bill has cosponsors from more than one party.

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The sponsor's argument

Why Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. says this is needed

Veterans are entitled to certain services. Accessing these services can be difficult, though. Congressional chartered Veterans' service organ- izations help cut through the red tape and connect veterans with the services that they have earned.. By allowing taxpayers to voluntarily contribute to the Veterans Service Organizations Fund, we are providing budget-neutral support to our 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.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateMay 19, 2026Result: passed

    (59) (0) (0) (4)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs

    Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military AffairsApr 28, 2026Result: passed

    (9) (0) (0) (0)

Full history

  1. May 19, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. May 19, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. May 19, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  4. May 4, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  5. Apr 29, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

Show full history (5 earlier events)
  1. Apr 28, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.859

    1ST REPORT CAL.859

    NY Senate

  2. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

    NY Senate

  3. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  4. Jan 14, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  5. Jan 8, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

    NY Senate