---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishes a task force on veteran employment opportunities; and provides for the repeal of such provisions"
description: "Establishes a task force on veteran employment opportunities, including membership requirements and powers and duties of the task force; provides for the repeal of such provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 7472"
citation: "New York A 7472 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["STERN"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-05-10"
last_action: "2021-11-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd485a6a-550f-46b5-bb0b-7617a609ba00"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A7472"
source_hash: "fd34ae43c143f2511234e9e7b673cf7722d05a188263955e187a4151753416f6"
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 7472 (2021-2022) — Establishes a task force on veteran employment opportunities; and provides for the repeal of such provisions

Establishes a task force on veteran employment opportunities, including membership requirements and powers and duties of the task force; provides for the repeal of such provisions.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7472** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7472&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **148–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- STERN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-10** REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-25** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-26** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-02** REPORTED
- **2021-06-02** RULES REPORT CAL.378
- **2021-06-02** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.378
- **2021-06-03** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-03** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-03** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR S3638
- **2021-06-10** 3RD READING CAL.1533
- **2021-06-10** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-10** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-11-10** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-11** SIGNED CHAP.607 `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-11** APPROVAL MEMO.38

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd485a6a-550f-46b5-bb0b-7617a609ba00`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).