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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8485: Establishes voluntary opportunities for veterans

Enacted 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 8485 is a bill introduced in the New York House on May 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes voluntary opportunities for veterans. Primary sponsor: Steve Stern (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (December 19, 2025): APPROVAL MEMO.47.

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.

Requires the department of veterans' services to provide information on the department's website on volunteer opportunities available to veterans and to post relevant application forms that a qualified veteran can use to apply for volunteer opportunities.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican/Conservative/Independence/Libertarian 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steve SternPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Marianne ButtenschonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
Michael DursoCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/Independence/LibertarianHouse9
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Billy JonesCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Paula KayCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111

“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. APPROVAL MEMO.47
  2. SIGNED CHAP.666
  3. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  4. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  5. PASSED SENATE
  6. 3RD READING CAL.738
  7. SUBSTITUTED FOR S274B
  8. REFERRED TO RULES
  9. DELIVERED TO SENATE
  10. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  11. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.534
  12. RULES REPORT CAL.534

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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