New York A 5943: Provides veterans of the armed forces of the United States access to all state parks and recreational facilities without the charge of any admission

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A05943 Summary:

BILL NOA05943 

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Provides veterans of the armed forces of the United States access to all state parks and recreational facilities without the charge of any admission.

Go to top A05943 Actions:

BILL NOA05943 

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02/25/2025referred to veterans' affairs

05/19/2025held for consideration in veterans' affairs

01/07/2026referred to veterans' affairs

Go to topA05943 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:VETERANS' AFFAIRS Chair:Stern 
DATE:05/19/2025AYE/NAY:13/5 Action: Held for Consideration SternAyeManktelowNay

HunterAyeMorinelloNay

Pheffer AmatoAyeHawleyNay

JonesAyeSmullenNay

ButtenschonAyeAngelinoNay

RajkumarAye

SeptimoAbsent

BurdickAye

EachusAye

BergerAye

GriffinAye

KayAye

O'PharrowAye

SchiavoniAye

Go to topA05943 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA05943 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5943

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. NORBER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Veterans' Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
 relation to access to state parks and recreational facilities to
 veterans without charge

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

 1 Section 1. The parks, recreation and historic preservation law is
 2 amended by adding a new section 13.22 to read as follows:
 3 § 13.22 State park and recreational facility access; veterans. 1.
 4 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the office
 5 shall provide to veterans of the armed forces of the United States
 6 access to all state parks and recreational facilities under the juris-
 7 diction of the office or other state agency, entitling such veteran to a
 8 pass to such state parks and recreational facilities without the charge
 9 of any admission.
 10 2. The pass for veterans access shall be available at regional park
 11 headquarters and such other places as the office shall designate. Such
 12 pass shall be issued in a manner and form to be determined by the office
 13 that shall be sufficient to identify the holder as a veteran and shall
 14 be valid for the life of such veteran.
 15 3. The office shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be
 16 necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 18 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 19 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 20 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 21 completed on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09138-01-5

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