New York A 9602: Establishes a voluntary veterans' registry

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A09602 Summary:

BILL NOA09602 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBronson

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §29-f, amd §3, Veterans' Services L

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Establishes a voluntary veterans' registry for the purpose of providing information on federal, state, and local governmental benefits, programs, and services available to veterans, and to link veterans with resources that can provide assistance.

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BILL NOA09602 

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01/21/2026referred to veterans' affairs

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9602

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Veterans' Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to establishing
 a voluntary veterans' registry

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The veterans' services law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 29-f to read as follows:
 3 § 29-f. Voluntary veterans' registry. 1. The department shall estab-
 4 lish a voluntary veterans' registry for the purpose of providing infor-
 5 mation on federal, state, and local governmental benefits, programs, and
 6 services available to veterans, and to link veterans with resources that
 7 can provide assistance.
 8 2. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have
 9 the following meanings:
 10 (a) "State agency" means any department, board, bureau, division,
 11 commission, council, or committee within the executive branch, the state
 12 university of New York, the city university of New York, or any public
 13 authority under control of the executive branch of the state of New
 14 York.
 15 (b) "Voluntary veterans' registry" or "registry" means the voluntary
 16 veterans' registry established pursuant to subdivision one of this
 17 section.
 18 (c) "State veterans' service agency" means a state veterans' service
 19 agency established pursuant to section thirteen of this article.
 20 (d) "Local veterans' service agency" means a local veterans' service
 21 agency established pursuant to section fourteen of this article.
 22 3. Upon a veteran's registration with the registry, if permission is
 23 granted by such veteran, such veteran's information shall be shared with
 24 other state agencies, state veterans' service agencies, and local veter-
 25 ans' service agencies.
 26 4. The department shall coordinate with other state agencies that have
 27 contact with veterans to establish a paper and online voluntary veter-
 28 ans' registry form to enable state agencies to assist the department in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14495-01-6

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 1 registering veterans who wish to be included in the registry. The
 2 department shall provide access to such paper and online voluntary
 3 veterans' registry form which shall contain a statement indicating the
 4 purpose of the registry and that filling out such form does not guaran-
 5 tee that a veteran is eligible for any benefits. Such form shall include
 6 but not be limited to the following information:
 7 (a) name;
 8 (b) address;
 9 (c) gender;
 10 (d) branch of military service;
 11 (e) dates of military service;
 12 (f) contact information, including phone or email;
 13 (g) a signed statement, or for the online version, a box that is
 14 checked, indicating that the veteran grants permission to the department
 15 to store and share such veteran's information with the local veterans'
 16 service agencies' directors and with the other state agencies to ensure
 17 that the state provides such veteran assistance in receiving earned
 18 benefits; and
 19 (h) any other information that the department may request.
 20 5. Each state agency shall:
 21 (a) utilize the paper or online voluntary veterans' registry form to
 22 develop a mechanism to identify veterans the agency serves for the
 23 purpose of expanding the registry;
 24 (b) for each veteran who wishes to be included in the voluntary veter-