New York S 9315: Relates to pre-release briefings for incarcerated veterans regarding available federal and state benefits

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S09315 Summary:

BILL NOS09315 

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SAME ASSAME AS A10163

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SPONSORSCARCELLA-SPANTON

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COSPNSRADDABBO, ASHBY, HARCKHAM, MURRAY

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §4, Veterans' Services L

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Directs the department of veterans' services to conduct pre-release briefings for incarcerated veterans regarding available federal and state benefits available to veterans and their families and how to apply for such benefits.

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BILL NOS09315 

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02/27/2026REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

04/28/20261ST REPORT CAL.861

04/29/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/04/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

05/12/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A10163

&nbspA10163 AMEND= Lavine

&nbsp02/12/2026referred to veterans' affairs

&nbsp02/25/2026reported referred to ways and means

&nbsp04/21/2026reported 

&nbsp04/23/2026advanced to third reading cal.375

&nbsp04/28/2026passed assembly

&nbsp04/28/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp04/28/2026REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

&nbsp05/12/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S9315

&nbsp05/12/20263RD READING CAL.861

&nbsp05/12/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/12/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9315

 IN SENATE

 February 27, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Home-
 land Security and Military Affairs

 AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to pre-release
 briefings for incarcerated veterans regarding available federal and
 state benefits

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

 1 Section 1. Section 4 of the veterans' services law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 40 to read as follows:
 3 40. To conduct a pre-release briefing as part of the discharge plan-
 4 ning process with any incarcerated individual who is a veteran, prior to
 5 their release from a state correctional institution, to explain and
 6 share information relating to federal and state benefits available to
 7 veterans and their families and how to apply for such benefits. The
 8 department shall consult with the department of corrections and communi-
 9 ty supervision to implement the provisions of this section.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 11 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14764-01-6

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