New York · Senate Bill 7708 · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Establishes a veterans' bill of rights

S 7708 Sponsored by Nathalia Fernandez In committee

  1. Introduced May 1, 2025
  2. In committee May 1, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the Assembly  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Establishes a veterans' bill of rights; provides sample language for such bill of rights; requires the department of veterans' services to establish and distribute a veterans' bill of rights and to make such bill of rights available on the department's website.

Every action

10 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeREFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS · Senate Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs
  2. CommitteeAMEND AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS · Senate Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs
  3. SenatePRINT NUMBER 7708A
  4. CommitteeREFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS · Senate Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs
  5. CommitteeAMEND AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS · Senate Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs
  6. SenatePRINT NUMBER 7708B
  7. Senate1ST REPORT CAL.1161
  8. Senate2ND REPORT CAL.
  9. SenateADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  10. SenateSUBSTITUTED BY A6559C

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
May 18, 2026 Senate Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs committee vote
Members

Yes · 8

Excused · 1

 8–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat.

All 4 cosponsors

From New York's official records (legislation.nysenate.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.