New York 2025 Session Status: Passed Assembly

A6559 — Establishes a veterans' bill of rights

Last action — Passed Senate

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced March 06, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Assembly

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

In plain language

Establishes and promotes a veterans' bill of rights through the department of veterans' services.

This bill creates a veterans' bill of rights and requires the department of veterans' services to distribute it. The department must also make this information available online.

What this means for you
  • Families: This means families of veterans can better understand their rights and available support services.

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. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  2. PASSED SENATE

  3. 3RD READING CAL.1161

  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR S7708B

  5. REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

  6. DELIVERED TO SENATE

  7. PASSED ASSEMBLY

  8. AMENDED ON THIRD READING 6559C

  9. ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.164

  10. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  11. DIED IN SENATE

  12. REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

  13. DELIVERED TO SENATE

  14. PASSED ASSEMBLY

  15. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.225

  16. RULES REPORT CAL.225

  17. REPORTED

  18. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

  19. PRINT NUMBER 6559B

  20. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS

  21. PRINT NUMBER 6559A

  22. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS

  23. REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

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 A6559 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 A6559?
A6559 is sponsored by Michael Benedetto.
What is the current status of A6559?
This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced March 06, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Where can I track A6559?
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