Requires the department of veterans' services to establish and maintain a database of resources available in the state for veterans…

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Requires the department of veterans' services to establish and maintain a database of resources available in the state for veterans, members of the uniformed services, and their families

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Latest action Apr 27, 2026

Requires the department of veterans' services to establish and maintain, in consultation and collaboration with other state agencies, a searchable database on the department's website providing resources available in the state for veterans, members of the uniformed services, and their families.

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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

New York State Senate

Same as A6503, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Veterans' Service Law.

Committee

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

Also referred to Veterans' Affairs · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To assist New York State veterans and their families to attain important access to state funded programs and policies in one uniformed statewide database.

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateApr 27, 2026Result: passed
(60) (0) (0) (3)
Vote: Committee vote · Finance
Senate FinanceMar 5, 2026Result: passed
(22) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military AffairsFeb 3, 2026Result: passed
(9) (0) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 14, 2025Result: passed
(57) (0) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military AffairsFeb 4, 2025Result: passed
(9) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Dean Murray, Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. and 5 more on Agora

Republican5
Democratic2

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Jessica Scarcella-Spanton says this is needed

Back in December of 2022 there was a legislative hearing on the Division of Veterans' Affairs becoming a department. One of the problems addressed by actual statewide veterans was that they were having diffi- culty obtaining important t information that affects their and their family's lives. Several veterans that testified experienced homeless- ness, suffered from mental health issues, and improvements on how the state needs to improve transposition services, transitional housing, and support for gambling Addiction and LGBTQ community members who served in the military. There is a need for one uniform and collaborative database that shall be implemented and maintained by the department of veterans' affairs. This should be implemented with the restructuring and streamlining of the new department. This will also assist in accurate information for programs such as the Joseph P. Dwyer Peer-to -Peer Veterans' Support Program as well as other essential programs that assist local agencies to implement and share with veterans. New York I home to at least 800,000 veterans, but only an estimated 17%; access benefits are eligible for throughout the state. This legis- lation's intent is to improve this percentage by making state agency information easily accessible to veterans, their families, and veteran advocates.

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 27, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Apr 27, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Apr 27, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS
NY Assembly
Mar 10, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Mar 9, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (13 earlier events)

Mar 5, 2026
1ST Report CAL.460
1ST REPORT CAL.460
NY Senate
Feb 3, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS
NY Assembly
May 14, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 14, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 14, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS
NY Assembly
Mar 5, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS
NY Assembly
Feb 10, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Feb 5, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Feb 4, 2025
1ST Report CAL.267
1ST REPORT CAL.267
NY Senate
Jan 15, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
NY Senate

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