New York A 8476: Relates to allowing the commissioner to immobilize or impound limousines in certain situations

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A08476 Summary:

BILL NOA08476 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08150

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SPONSORStern

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COSPNSRJones, Schiavoni, Griffin, Otis, Santabarbara

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §29-e, Veterans' Services L; amd §349-f, Gen Bus L; add §190.90, Pen L; add §99-tt, St Fin L

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Protects veterans from fraud and unaccredited representatives; institutes a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for violation; establishes the class A misdemeanor crime of unaccredited representation of a veteran; establishes a veterans' services fund.

Go to top A08476 Actions:

BILL NOA08476 

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05/16/2025referred to veterans' affairs

05/19/2025reported referred to codes

06/11/2025reference changed to ways and means

06/13/2025reported referred to rules

06/13/2025reported 

06/13/2025rules report cal.758

06/13/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.758

06/13/2025substituted by s8150

&nbspS08150 AMEND= BYNOE

&nbsp05/15/2025REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

&nbsp06/09/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/09/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1717

&nbsp06/09/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/09/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/09/2025referred to codes

&nbsp06/13/2025substituted for a8476

&nbsp06/13/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.758

&nbsp06/13/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/13/2025returned to senate

&nbsp11/03/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp11/05/2025SIGNED CHAP.491

Go to topA08476 Committee&nbspVotes:

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

HunterAyeMorinelloAye

Pheffer AmatoAyeHawleyAye

JonesAyeSmullenAye

ButtenschonAyeAngelinoAye

RajkumarAye

SeptimoAbsent

BurdickAye

EachusAye

BergerAye

GriffinAye

KayAye

O'PharrowAye

SchiavoniAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/13/2025AYE/NAY:32/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

RamosAyeDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldExcusedSmullenAye

RozicAyeGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliExcused

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightExcused

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/13/2025AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

RosenthalAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicAye

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

StirpeAye

CruzAye

VanelExcused

Go to topA08476 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA08476 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8476

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 16, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Veterans' Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, the general business law,
 the penal law, and the state finance law, in relation to enacting the
 "governing unaccredited representatives defrauding (GUARD) VA benefits
 act"

 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 "governing unaccredited representatives defrauding (GUARD) VA bene-
 3 fits act".
 4 § 2. The veterans' services law is amended by adding a new section
 5 29-e to read as follows:
 6 § 29-e. Protecting veterans from fraud and unaccredited represen-
 7 tatives.
 8 1. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have
 9 the following meanings:
 10 (a) "Unaccredited representative" shall mean any person lacking the
 11 authority granted by the VA to representatives, agents, and attorneys to
 12 assist claimants in the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of
 13 claims for VA benefits under title 38 of the United States code and
 14 title 38 of the code of federal regulations.
 15 (b) "Veterans' benefits matter"