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S 8424 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Provides a legacy credit to the children and siblings of veterans who were killed in the line of duty

Summary
Provides a legacy credit to the children and siblings of veterans who were killed in the line of duty including veterans who were disabled as a result of their service, exposed to toxic substances, or presumptive conditions determined by the department of veterans affairs.
Issues: ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransBill creates financial legacy credit for children/siblings of veterans killed in service, including those with service-connected disabilities or toxic exposure, directly expanding benefits for veterans' families.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jun 10, 2025 Last action Jun 5, 2026
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What changed between versions

S8424 → S8424A · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to recommit it to a different Senate committee for further review. Additionally, the section number for the new civil service credit provision was changed from 85-d to 85-e to align with the Civil Service Law's existing numbering scheme, and the definition of 'veteran' was updated to reference the standard definition found in the law rather than defining it separately.
Scope change
The bill's substantive scope regarding the credit for children and siblings of fallen service members remains unchanged; only the legislative process status and a technical definition reference were modified.
TECHNICAL

The bill was recommitted to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions for further action.

The section number for the new credit provision was changed from 85-d to 85-e to correct the statutory numbering.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'veteran' was changed to reference the existing definition in section 85 of the Civil Service Law instead of providing a standalone definition.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Jun 5, 2026
Committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8424A
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
DDemocratic
NY
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