S 8055 — Relates to eligibility for admission to New York state veterans' homes
NY 2025 session · introduced 2025-05-15
Expands eligibility for admission to New York state veterans' homes to certain veterans who have an immediate family member who shall have been a resident of this state for six months prior to the date of application for admission; defines an immediate family member to include a spouse, or a birth or adoptive parent, child, sibling, stepparent, stepchild, stepsibling, grandparent and grandchild; requires, where applicable, the immediate family member of a veteran applicant to file an affidavit of New York state residence; authorizes veterans with an immediate family member who has been a New York state resident for six months to be entitle to admission to the Long Island state veterans home at Stony Brook university.
Latest action: 2026-05-18 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors (1)
- Pete Harckham (—, NY-40) — sponsor · 2025-05-15
Action timeline (5)
- · senate — REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
- · senate — REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
- · senate — AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
- · senate — PRINT NUMBER 8055A
- · senate — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO HEALTH
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| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-15 | ← | Pete Harckham | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
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| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
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| 1 | Pete Harckham (—, state_upper NY-40) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
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By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2025-05-15 · sponsored by Pete Harckham (sponsor) · sponsorship