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NY State Legislature · A8485-2025 · Signed by Governor

Establishes voluntary opportunities for veterans

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Moved
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Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “Establishes voluntary opportunities for veterans Read the full text

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What it does

Requires the department of veterans' services to provide information on the department's website on volunteer opportunities available to veterans and to post relevant application forms that a qualified veteran can use to apply for volunteer opportunities.
Summary from the sponsor's memo in the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.

Where it is

REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS · May 16, 2025

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REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES · May 19, 2025

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REPORTED · Jun 9, 2025

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RULES REPORT CAL.534 · Jun 9, 2025

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ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.534 · Jun 9, 2025

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PASSED ASSEMBLY · Jun 9, 2025

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DELIVERED TO SENATE · Jun 9, 2025

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REFERRED TO RULES · Jun 9, 2025

Senate

SUBSTITUTED FOR S274B · Jun 12, 2025

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3RD READING CAL.738 · Jun 12, 2025

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PASSED SENATE · Jun 12, 2025

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RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY · Jun 12, 2025

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DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR · Dec 8, 2025

Assembly

SIGNED CHAP.666 · Dec 19, 2025

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APPROVAL MEMO.47 · Dec 19, 2025

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The numbers

7
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Steve SternPaula KayMichael DursoBilly JonesJudy GriffinAngelo SantabarbaraMarianne Buttenschon

Recorded votes

Recorded voteSenate · 2025-06-12 · EXC 4, AYE 59
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the New York legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.

Who is lobbying on this

VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA NEW YORK STATE COUNCILvia BING MARKEE & COMPANY, INC.
2 filings
ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS (NYS)via THE VANDERVORT GROUP, LLC
1 filing
ASSOCIATION OF FIRE DISTRICTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, INC.via THE VANDERVORT GROUP, LLC
1 filing
From 4 filings in New York State lobbying disclosures (COELIG), via data.ny.gov, naming this bill (2025). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Nothing on this page shows why any vote was cast. Recorded votes and lobbying filings are separate official records, self-reported by different parties, and neither explains the other.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by Governor (Dec 19, 2025).