New York S 10151: Relates to establishing a hazardous substance exposure registry

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S10151 Summary:

BILL NOS10151A

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SAME ASSAME AS A08484-A

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SPONSORSCARCELLA-SPANTON

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §29-f, Veterans' Services L

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Directs the commissioner of veterans' services to establish a registry of self-identifying service members, veterans and family members of such individuals who may have experienced exposure to a hazardous substance at a military installation and to establish and maintain a public information program in order to educate and inform service members, veterans, and their families.

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BILL NOS10151A

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04/30/2026REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

06/01/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

06/01/2026PRINT NUMBER 10151A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10151--A

 IN SENATE

 April 30, 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 -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to establishing
 a hazardous substance exposure registry

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

 1 Section 1. The veterans' services law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 29-f to read as follows:
 3 § 29-f. Hazardous substance exposure registry. 1. The commissioner
 4 shall on a continuous basis, and in consultation with the commissioner
 5 of health, the commissioner of environmental conservation, and the adju-
 6 tant general:
 7 (a) identify all current or former military installations located
 8 within the state where service members, veterans, or their families, are
 9 known or more likely than not to have been at risk of exposure to a
 10 hazardous substance identified in paragraph (b) of this subdivision.
 11 Such military installations shall at a minimum include any such instal-
 12 lation registered as an inactive hazardous waste disposal site or brown-
 13 field cleanup site under titles thirteen and fourteen of article twen-
 14 ty-seven of the environmental conservation law respectively or
 15 registered under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response,
 16 Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 21 9601 et seq.); and
 17 (b) identify hazardous substances at such military installations, with
 18 consideration given to substances hazardous or acutely hazardous to
 19 public health, safety or the environment as defined in section 37-0103
 20 of the environmental conservation law, and any medical conditions that
 21 may be associated with exposure to them.
 22 2. The commissioner shall establish a registry of self-identifying
 23 service members, veterans and family members of such individuals who may
 24 have experienced exposure to a hazardous substance at a military instal-
 25 lation identified in subdivision one of this section that shall include:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13116-06-6

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 1 (a) the person's name, address, electronic mail address, and phone
 2 number;
 3 (b) the location of the military installation and time period the
 4 person served, worked, or lived at such installation;
 5 (c) any medical condition or death of a service member, veteran or
 6 family member of such individual that may be related to exposure to a
 7 hazardous substance identified in paragraph (b) of subdivision one of
 8 this section; and
 9 (d) any other information determined relevant by the commissioner.
 10 3. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of health,
 11 the commissioner of environmental conservation, and the adjutant gener-
 12 al, shall establish and maintain a public information program in order
 13 to educate and inform service members, veterans, and their families
 14 regarding:
 15 (a) participation in the registry established pursuant to su