New York S 8785: Relates to voluntary opportunities for veterans

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S08785 Summary:

BILL NOS08785 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09490

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SPONSORMARTINEZ

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§4 & 15, Veterans' Services L (as proposed in S.274-B & A.8485)

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Requires the department of veterans' services to consult with the office of fire prevention and control and the department of health to identify the most effective ways to provide useful information to veterans about available volunteer opportunities with local volunteer fire departments and emergency services providers.

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BILL NOS08785 

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01/08/2026REFERRED TO RULES

01/20/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.74

01/21/2026PASSED SENATE

01/21/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

01/21/2026referred to veterans' affairs

01/28/2026substituted for a9490

01/28/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.64

01/28/2026passed assembly

01/28/2026returned to senate

02/13/2026DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

02/13/2026SIGNED CHAP.68

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DATE:01/28/2026Assembly Vote YEA/NAY: 141/0Yes 

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Go to topS08785 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8785

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to volunteer
 opportunities for veterans

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 30-a of section 4 of the veterans' services
 2 law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2025 amending the veterans'
 3 services law relating to establishing voluntary opportunities for veter-
 4 ans, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 274-B and A. 8485, is
 5 amended to read as follows:
 6 30-a. [(a)] To