New York A 9490: Relates to voluntary opportunities for veterans

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A09490 Summary:

BILL NOA09490 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08785

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SPONSORStern

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COSPNSRTaylor, Angelino

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§4 & 15, Veterans' Services L (as proposed in S.274-B & A.8485)

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Requires the department of veterans' services to consult with the office of fire prevention and control and the department of health to identify the most effective ways to provide useful information to veterans about available volunteer opportunities with local volunteer fire departments and emergency services providers.

Go to top A09490 Actions:

BILL NOA09490 

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01/07/2026referred to veterans' affairs

01/28/2026reported referred to rules

01/28/2026reported 

01/28/2026rules report cal.64

01/28/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.64

01/28/2026substituted by s8785

&nbspS08785 AMEND= MARTINEZ

&nbsp01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

&nbsp01/20/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.74

&nbsp01/21/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp01/21/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/21/2026referred to veterans' affairs

&nbsp01/28/2026substituted for a9490

&nbsp01/28/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.64

&nbsp01/28/2026passed assembly

&nbsp01/28/2026returned to senate

&nbsp02/13/2026DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp02/13/2026SIGNED CHAP.68

Go to topA09490 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:VETERANS' AFFAIRS Chair:Stern 
DATE:01/28/2026AYE/NAY:18/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules SternAyeManktelowAye

HunterAyeMorinelloAye

Pheffer AmatoAyeHawleyAye

ButtenschonAyeSmullenAye

RajkumarAyeAngelinoAye

SeptimoAye

BurdickAye

EachusAye

BergerAye

GriffinExcused

KayAye

O'PharrowAye

SchiavoniAye

CashmanAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:01/28/2026AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA09490 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA09490 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9490

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to volunteer
 opportunities for veterans

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 30-a of section 4 of the veterans' services
 2 law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the veterans'
 3 services law relating to establishing voluntary opportunities for veter-
 4 ans, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 274-B and A. 8485, is
 5 amended to read as follows:
 6 30-a. [(a)] To provide information on the department's website on
 7 volunteer opportunities available to veterans as defined in section one
 8 of this article, including but not limited to [working at the depart-
 9 ment, or], (a) a volunteer fire department, after consultation with the
 10 office of fire prevention and control to identify the most effective
 11 ways to provide useful information about available volunteer opportu-
 12 nities, or (b) an emergency services provider, after consultation with
 13 the department of health to identify the most effective ways to provide
 14 useful information about available volunteer opportunities.
 15 [(b) The department shall post on their website under the employment
 16 portal any relevant application forms that a qualified veteran can use
 17 to apply for volunteer opportunities or to request additional informa-
 18 tion.]
 19 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 15 of the veterans' services law, as
 20 amended by a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the veterans' services
 21 law relating to establishing voluntary opportunities for veterans, as
 22 proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 274-B and A. 8485, is amended
 23 to read as follows:
 24 1. A local veterans' service agency shall have power under the direc-
 25 tion of the state veterans' service agency, and it shall be its duty to
 26 inform military