---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to discharged LGBT veterans"
description: "Relates to discharged LGBT veterans; adds veterans who have qualifying conditions or who are discharged as LGBT veterans to certain provisions that apply to veterans who have been honorably discharged or released from military service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 5278"
citation: "New York A 5278 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BARRETT"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-12"
last_action: "2022-11-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ddf80cc9-099a-49dc-be79-3759fab4a48b"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A5278"
source_hash: "fda03b998f3cb64a872b306821aae12f5f46c70bb52b2a58e9ade727214ceeeb"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 5278 (2021-2022) — Relates to discharged LGBT veterans

Relates to discharged LGBT veterans; adds veterans who have qualifying conditions or who are discharged as LGBT veterans to certain provisions that apply to veterans who have been honorably discharged or released from military service.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A5278** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A5278&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A5278A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A5278A)
3. **A5278B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A5278B)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: B — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **150–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- BARRETT — primary (person)
- BURDICK — cosponsor (person)
- GRIFFIN — cosponsor (person)
- OTIS — cosponsor (person)
- SOLAGES — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-12** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10** PRINT NUMBER 5278A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-18** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-18** PRINT NUMBER 5278B `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-26** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-31** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-01** REPORTED
- **2022-06-01** RULES REPORT CAL.524
- **2022-06-01** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.524
- **2022-06-01** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-06-01** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-06-01** REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-02** SUBSTITUTED FOR S6022B
- **2022-06-02** 3RD READING CAL.1852
- **2022-06-02** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-06-02** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-11-09** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-11-10** SIGNED CHAP.585 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ddf80cc9-099a-49dc-be79-3759fab4a48b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).