New York A 9674: Includes veterans in the definition of military status for purposes of unlawful discrimination

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A09674 Summary:

BILL NOA09674 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02640

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SPONSORCashman

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §292, Exec L

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Includes veterans in the definition of military status to protect veterans from being unlawfully discriminated against.

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BILL NOA09674 

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01/21/2026referred to governmental operations

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9674

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. CASHMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Governmental Operations

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to including veterans in
 the definition of military status for purposes of unlawful discrimi-
 nation

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 28 of section 292 of the executive law, as
 2 added by chapter 106 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
 3 28. The term "military status" when used in this article means a
 4 person's participation in the military service of the United States or
 5 the military service of the state, including but not limited to, the
 6 armed forces of the United States, the army national guard, the air
 7 national guard, the New York naval militia, the New York guard, service
 8 as a commissioned officer in the public health service, commissioned
 9 officer of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration or
 10 commissioned officer of the environmental sciences services adminis-
 11 tration, a cadet at a United States armed forces services academy, and
 12 such additional forces as may be created by the federal or state govern-
 13 ment as authorized by law. "Military status" shall also include a
 14 person's participation in the military service of the United States or
 15 the military service of the state if such person has been released from
 16 such service.
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00532-05-6

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