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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 10163: Relates to pre-release briefings for incarcerated veterans regarding available federal and state benefits

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 10163 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to pre-release briefings for incarcerated veterans regarding available federal and state benefits. Primary sponsor: Charles Lavine (Democratic). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 12, 2026): RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Directs the department of veterans' services to conduct pre-release briefings for incarcerated veterans regarding available federal and state benefits available to veterans and their families and how to apply for such benefits.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 1 · Republican/Conservative 3 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Charles LavinePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Lester ChangCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse49
William ColtonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Bill ConradCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse140
Jeffrey DinowitzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Jeff GallahanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse131
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Rebecca KassayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4
John LemondesCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse126
John McDonaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Matt SlaterCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse94
David WeprinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
John ZaccaroCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  2. PASSED SENATE
  3. 3RD READING CAL.861
  4. SUBSTITUTED FOR S9315
  5. REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
  6. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  7. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  8. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.375
  9. REPORTED
  10. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  11. REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source