New York 2025 Session Status: Introduced

S7708 — Establishes a veterans' bill of rights

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced May 01, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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In plain language

Establishes a bill of rights for veterans and requires its distribution by the department of veterans' services.

This bill creates a veterans' bill of rights and mandates the department of veterans' services to distribute it. The bill aims to ensure that veterans are informed of their rights.

What this means for you
  • Workers: This means that veterans will have a formal document outlining their rights.

Summary

Establishes a veterans' bill of rights; provides sample language for such bill of rights; requires the department of veterans' services to establish and distribute a veterans' bill of rights and to make such bill of rights available on the department's website.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. SUBSTITUTED BY A6559C

  2. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  3. 2ND REPORT CAL.

  4. 1ST REPORT CAL.1161

  5. PRINT NUMBER 7708B

  6. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

  7. REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

  8. PRINT NUMBER 7708A

  9. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

  10. REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 218 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (218)

218 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights veterans
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Frequently asked questions

What does S7708 do?
Establishes a veterans' bill of rights; provides sample language for such bill of rights; requires the department of veterans' services to establish and distribute a veterans' bill of rights and to make such bill of rights available on the department's website.
Who sponsors S7708?
S7708 is sponsored by Nathalia Fernandez.
What is the current status of S7708?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced May 01, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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