New York A 8483: Authorizes certain police officers to receive certain service credit under section 384 of the retirement and social security law

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A08483 Summary:

BILL NOA08483 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORO'Pharrow

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COSPNSRSchiavoni

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §349-f, Gen Bus L

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Provides that no entity shall receive fees for services rendered in a veterans' benefits matter until certain notice has been provided to the claimant; provides for the type of notice that shall be provided to claimants; defines terms; makes technical corrections.

Go to top A08483 Actions:

BILL NOA08483 

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05/16/2025referred to veterans' affairs

05/19/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA08483 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:VETERANS' AFFAIRS Chair:Stern 
DATE:05/19/2025AYE/NAY:18/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means SternAyeManktelowAye

HunterAyeMorinelloAye

Pheffer AmatoAyeHawleyAye

JonesAyeSmullenAye

ButtenschonAyeAngelinoAye

RajkumarAye

SeptimoAbsent

BurdickAye

EachusAye

BergerAye

GriffinAye

KayAye

O'PharrowAye

SchiavoniAye

Go to topA08483 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA08483 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8483

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 16, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to fees for
 services rendered in veterans' benefits matters

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1, paragraph (d) of subdivi-
 2 sion 2, and subdivision 3 of section 349-f of the general business law,
 3 as added by chapter 183 of the laws of 2019, are amended to read as
 4 follows:
 5 (a) The term "veterans' benefits matter" means the preparation, pres-
 6 entation, or prosecution of any claim affecting any person who has filed
 7 or expressed an intent to file a claim for any benefit, program,
 8 service, commodity, function, or status, entitlement to which is deter-
 9 mined under the laws and regulations administered by the United States
 10 department of veterans affairs or the New York state [division] depart-
 11 ment of veterans' [affairs] services pertaining to veterans, their
 12 dependents, their survivors, and any other party eligible for such bene-
 13 fits.
 14 (d) No entity shall receive any fees for any services rendered before
 15 the date on which [a notice of disagreement is filed with respect to the
 16 party's case] a claimant is provided notice of the agency of original
 17 jurisdiction of the United States department of veterans affairs'
 18 initial decision under section 5104 of title 38 of the United States
 19 code with respect to the case. The limitation in the preceding sentence
 20 of this paragraph shall not apply to fees charged, allowed, or paid for
 21 services provided with respect to proceedings before a court.
 22 3. (a) No entity shall advise or assist for compensation any party
 23 with any veterans' benefits matter without clearly providing, at the
 24 outset of this business relationship, the following disclosure, both
 25 orally and in writing: "this business is not sponsored by, or affiliated

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13030-01-5

 A. 8483 2

 1 with, the United States department of veterans affairs, the New York
 2 state [division] department of veterans' [affairs] services, or any
 3 [other congressionally chartered] veterans service organization. Other
 4 organizations, including but not limited to the New York state [divi-
 5 sion] department of veterans' [affairs] services, your local county
 6 veterans service agency, and [other congressionally chartered] veterans
 7 service organizations, may be able to provide you with this service free
 8 of charge. Products or services offered by this business are not neces-
 9 sarily endorsed by any of these organizations. You may qualify for other
 10 veterans' benefits beyond the benefits for which you are receiving
 11 services here." The written disclosure must appear in at least twelve-
 12 point font and must appear in a readily noticeable and identifiable
 13 place i