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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8476: Enacts the governing unaccredited representatives defrauding (GUARD) VA benefits act

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 8476 is a bill introduced in the New York House on May 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Enacts the governing unaccredited representatives defrauding (GUARD) VA benefits act. Primary sponsor: Steve Stern (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 13, 2025): SUBSTITUTED BY S8150.

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.

Protects veterans from fraud and unaccredited representatives; institutes a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for violation; establishes the class A misdemeanor crime of unaccredited representation of a veteran; establishes a veterans' services fund.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steve SternPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Billy JonesCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Tommy John SchiavoniCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse1

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY S8150
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.758
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.758
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  7. REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
  8. REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Sources

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