New York A 777: Removes ten day advance voter registration requirement

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A00777 Summary:

BILL NOA00777 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBrown E

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Amd §§458-a & 459-c, RPT L; amd §§601 & 606, Tax L; amd §604, add §668-h, Ed L; add §202-m, Lab L; amd §4,
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Addresses the financial, health care, educational, and workforce needs of disabled veterans and their families by providing tax relief, expanding health care access, enhancing education benefits, and improving workforce protections.

Go to top A00777 Actions:

BILL NOA00777 

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01/08/2025referred to veterans' affairs

01/07/2026referred to veterans' affairs

05/13/2026held for consideration in veterans' affairs

Go to topA00777 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:VETERANS' AFFAIRS Chair:Stern 
DATE:05/13/2026AYE/NAY:12/7 Action: Held for Consideration SternAyeManktelowNay

HunterAyeMorinelloNay

Pheffer AmatoAyeHawleyNay

ButtenschonAyeSmullenNay

RajkumarAyeAngelinoNay

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

RosenthalAye

BergerAye

GriffinAye

KayNay

O'PharrowAye

SchiavoniAye

CashmanNay

Go to topA00777 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA00777 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 777

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the real property tax law, the tax law, the education
 law, the labor law and the veterans' services law, in relation to
 providing financial support and educational opportunity, expanding
 health care access, and increasing workforce protections for disabled
 veterans and such disabled veterans' families

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "veteran support and opportunity act".
 3 § 2. Legislative intent. The legislature finds that veterans with one
 4 hundred percent disability status have made significant sacrifices for
 5 their country and, in return, deserve to live without financial hard-
 6 ship, inadequate health care, or limited opportunities for themselves
 7 and their families. The financial challenges faced by these veterans,
 8 including the burden of high property taxes and inflation, create obsta-
 9 cles to their well-being, putting them at risk of homelessness and
 10 limiting their ability to provide for their families. The health care
 11 needs of disabled veterans are often unmet, and the access to timely,
 12 comprehensive care is critical to their physical and mental health. The
 13 educational needs of veterans' families are equally important; they
 14 should have access to tuition-free education, including private schools,
 15 colleges, and specialized programs. Veterans should not face job
 16 discrimination or limitations in accessing the care and time off they
 17 need to balance their health with employment. It is the intent of this
 18 legislation to provide financial relief, health care, educational oppor-
 19 tunities, and workforce protections to one hundred percent disabled
 20 veterans and their families, to honor such veterans' service and ensure
 21 their quality of life is maintained.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00314-01-5

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 1 § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 458-a of the real property tax law is
 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
 3 (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of
 4 this subdivision, a county, city, town, village or school district,
 5 acting by and through its governing body, shall grant to a veteran, or
 6 the unmarried surviving spouse of such veteran, who served in a combat
 7 theatre or combat zone of operations, and who is or was a one hundred
 8 percent disabled veteran, a one hundred percent exemption from real
 9 property taxation. The local maximum exemption allowance adopted by a
 10 local law pursuant to paragraph (d) of this subdivision shall not apply
 11 to such exemptions of one hundred percent disabled veterans. "One
 12 hundred