New York A 2530: Requires the notification to veterans of the availability of veterans' services free of charge by federal, state, and local veteran agencies

Bill Text

Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Skip to main content 

 New York State Assembly

 Speaker Carl E. Heastie

 --> 
 --> 

 --> 

• 
 Assembly Members 

• 
 Legislative Info 

• 
 Public Hearings 

• 
 Speaker's Press 

• 
 Assembly Reports 

• 
 Committees & More 

• Bill Search Home
• Laws
• Legislative Calendar
• Public Hearing Schedule
• Assembly Calendars
• Assembly Committee Agenda 

 Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. 

 Bill No.: 

• Summary 
• Actions 
• Committee&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
A02530 Summary:

BILL NOA02530 

&nbsp

SAME ASNo Same As

&nbsp

SPONSORRa

&nbsp

COSPNSRBeephan

&nbsp

MLTSPNSR

&nbsp

Add §29-c, Veterans' Services L

&nbsp

Requires the notification to veterans of the availability of veterans' services free of charge by federal, state, and local veteran agencies; requires certain disclosures to be provided when notifying veterans about available services; provides for civil penalties for any violations.

Go to top A02530 Actions:

BILL NOA02530 

&nbsp

01/17/2025referred to veterans' affairs

01/07/2026referred to veterans' affairs

Go to topA02530 Committee&nbspVotes:

Go to topA02530 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA02530 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2530

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 17, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to requiring the
 notification to veterans of the availability of veterans' services
 free of charge by federal, state, and local veteran agencies

 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-c to read as follows:
 3 § 29-c. Notification to veterans for free services. 1. Definitions.
 4 For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the
 5 following meanings:
 6 (a) "Veteran" shall have the same meaning as such term is defined
 7 pursuant to subdivision three of section one of this article.
 8 (b) "Veterans services matter" means the preparation, presentation, or
 9 prosecution of any claim affecting any person who has filed or expressed
 10 an intent to file a claim for any benefit, program, service, commodity,
 11 function, or status, entitlement to which is determined under the laws
 12 and regulations administered by the United States department of veterans
 13 affairs, the department, the New York state division of military and
 14 naval affairs, the New York city department of veterans' services, local
 15 county veterans service agency, the office of the New York state comp-
 16 troller and other federally chartered veterans service organizations or
 17 any other state department, agency, office, or corporation pertaining to
 18 veterans, their dependents, their survivors, and any other individual
 19 eligible for such benefits.
 20 (c) "Compensation" means payment of any money, thing of value, or
 21 financial benefit.
 22 (d) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate,
 23 trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05750-01-5

 A. 2530 2

 1 venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision,
 2 agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.
 3 2. Compensation. (a) No person shall receive compensation for advising
 4 or assisting any individual with regard to any veterans services matter,
 5 except as permitted under federal law.
 6 (b) No person shall receive compensation for referring any individual
 7 to another person to advise or assist this individual with any veterans
 8 services matter.
 9 (c) A person seeking to receive compensation for advising or assisting
 10 any individual with any veterans services matter shall, before rendering
 11 any services, memorialize all terms regarding the individual's payment
 12 of fees for services rendered in a written agreement, signed by both
 13 parties, that adheres to all criteria specified within federal code,
 14 known as 38 C.F.R. s.14.636.
 15 (d) No person shall receive any compensation for any services rendered
 16 before the date on which a notice of disagreement is filed with respect
 17 to the individual's case.
 18 (e) No person shall guarantee, either directly or by implication, that
 19 any individual is certain to receive specific veterans benefits or that
 20 any individual is certain to receive a specific level, percentage, or
 21 amount of veterans benefits matter.
 22 (f) No person shall receive