S 1242 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises the New York state veteran's memorial and monument registry

Summary
Revises the New York state veteran's memorial and monument registry such that it is easier to navigate; relates to the updating and availability of the registry.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jun 4, 2026
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What changed between versions

S1242 S1242A · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to streamline the creation of a searchable registry for New York State veteran memorials by removing specific submission deadlines for municipalities and adding new state agencies to the consultation process. These changes aim to make the registry more inclusive of diverse veteran organizations and ensure the database is updated promptly rather than on a fixed schedule.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include the state archivist and local veteran organization chapters in the consultation process, while the requirement for municipalities to submit memorial data within a specific timeframe was removed to allow for more flexible participation.
REQUIREMENT

Removed specific deadlines for municipalities to submit memorial information, changing the requirement from a fixed 120-day or one-year window to allowing submissions 'at any time' after the request is issued.

Changed the registry update schedule from a strict 'sixty days' deadline to a more flexible 'promptly after' submission timeline.

Added a new requirement for the New York City Department of Veterans Services to consider submitting local memorials to the state registry.

SCOPE

Added the state archivist and local posts/chapters of veteran organizations to the list of entities that must be consulted when establishing the memorial registry.

DEFINITION

Expanded the definition of the registry to explicitly include 'monuments' alongside memorials and clarified that included information covers both types of tributes.

Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2026

How they voted

210
Passed
Total votes 21
May 28, 2026
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican7
7 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
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Committee
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Amendments
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May 28, 2026
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
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May 28, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-0)
senate
May 18, 2026
Committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
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Jan 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 1242A
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Jan 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Photo of Joe Addabbo
Joe Addabbo
DDemocratic
NY
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