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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 2640: Includes veterans in the definition of military status for purposes of unlawful discrimination

Passed one chamber 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

S 2640 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Includes veterans in the definition of military status for purposes of unlawful discrimination. Primary sponsor: Nathalia Fernández (Democratic). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

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.

Includes veterans in the definition of military status to protect veterans from being unlawfully discriminated against.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Democratic/Working Families 3 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nathalia FernándezPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate34
Joe AddabboCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Jake AshbyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate43
George BorrelloCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate57
Patricia Canzoneri-FitzpatrickCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate9
Steve ChanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate17
Robert JacksonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Mario MatteraCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate2
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Roxanne PersaudCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate19
Jessica RamosCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate13
Steve RhoadsCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate5
Rob RolisonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate39
Chris RyanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate50
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52
Bill WeberCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate38

“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 OPERATIONS
  2. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  3. PASSED SENATE
  4. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  5. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  6. 1ST REPORT CAL.343
  7. REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
  8. RETURNED TO SENATE
  9. DIED IN ASSEMBLY
  10. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  11. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  12. PASSED SENATE

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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