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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5531: Relates to military service credit

In committee 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 5531 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to military service credit. Primary sponsor: Alec Brook-Krasny (Republican/Conservative). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES.

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.

Provides that a member of a public retirement system of the state may obtain a total not to exceed three years of service credit for up to three years of military duty if the member has completed a term of state service, under orders from the governor of the state of New York, and as certified by a letter of release from such orders issued by the state division of military and naval affairs.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5 · Republican/Conservative 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alec Brook-KrasnyPrimary sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse46
Ken BlankenbushCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse117
Karl BrabenecCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Lester ChangCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse49
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Misha NovakhovCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse45
Robert SmullenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse118
Chris TagueCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse102

“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. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
  2. HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES
  3. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

Sources

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