New York S 1242: Revises the New York state veteran's memorial and monument registry

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S01242 Summary:

BILL NOS01242A

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SAME ASSAME AS A03397-A

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SPONSORADDABBO

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§29-a & 4, Veterans' Services L

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Revises the New York state veteran's memorial and monument registry such that it is easier to navigate; relates to the updating and availability of the registry.

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BILL NOS01242A

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

01/20/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

01/20/2026PRINT NUMBER 1242A

05/18/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

05/28/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/28/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1343

06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A3397A

&nbspA03397 AMEND=A Raga

&nbsp01/27/2025referred to veterans' affairs

&nbsp05/16/2025amend and recommit to veterans' affairs

&nbsp05/16/2025print number 3397a

&nbsp05/19/2025reported referred to rules

&nbsp01/07/2026referred to veterans' affairs

&nbsp01/28/2026reported 

&nbsp01/29/2026advanced to third reading cal.243

&nbsp02/03/2026passed assembly

&nbsp02/03/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp02/03/2026REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

&nbsp06/04/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S1242A

&nbsp06/04/20263RD READING CAL.1343

&nbsp06/04/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/04/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1242--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
 ty and Military Affairs -- recommitted to the Committee on Veterans,
 Homeland Security and Military Affairs in accordance with Senate Rule
 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to revising the
 New York state veteran's memorial and monument registry

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

 1 Section 1. Section 29-a of the veterans' services law, as added by
 2 chapter 14 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 29-a. [Veterans] New York state veteran's memorial and monument
 4 registry. 1. The New York state veteran's memorial and monument registry
 5 is hereby established and shall be developed and maintained by the
 6 department [is directed to develop a veterans memorial registry in
 7 consultation] in collaboration with the director of the New York state
 8 military museum and veterans resource center, the commissioner of the
 9 office of parks, recreation and historic preservation, the commissioner
 10 of the office of general services [and], the state historian, state
 11 archivist, and relevant agencies and statewide veteran organizations and
 12 local posts and chapters of such veteran organizations as well as munic-
 13 ipal associations. The registry shall be made available on the depart-
 14 ment's website.
 15 2. The registry shall consist of a searchable and filterable database
 16 of those [veterans] veteran's memorials and monuments located within the
 17 state submitted pursuant to subdivision three of this section. The
 18 registry shall include, but not be limited to, information regarding the
 19 location, history, significance, and any available images of [a memori-
 20 al] such veteran's memorials and monuments, and who or what veteran or
 21 battle such memorial is honoring. Additional information may include

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02553-03-5

 S. 1242--A 2

 1 historical information such as who authorized the erection of such memo-
 2 rial or monument and the year of the dedication. Such registry shall be
 3 searchable and filterable by location, veteran [or], conflict, era,
 4 battle, war or any other criteria the state commissioner deems relevant.
 5 3. The