---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expands the definition of veteran to include members of the commissioned corps of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration and the commissioned corps of the public health service"
description: "Expands the definition of veteran to include members of the commissioned corps of the NOAA and the commissioned corps of the public health service; expands access to certain benefits to those who served in the commissioned corps of the NOAA and the commissioned corps of the public health service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 6264"
citation: "New York A 6264 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Stern"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-27"
last_action: "2025-12-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0dde500-7278-4fbc-b66b-c5aeb3fcba22"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6264"
source_hash: "da5db229aec2ad0bcc74f3daa1c84c5be3cc4aad98ae17f605610072eef10e7b"
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 6264 (2025-2026) — Expands the definition of veteran to include members of the commissioned corps of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration and the commissioned corps of the public health service

Expands the definition of veteran to include members of the commissioned corps of the NOAA and the commissioned corps of the public health service; expands access to certain benefits to those who served in the commissioned corps of the NOAA and the commissioned corps of the public health service.

## Version chain

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

1. **A6264** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6264&term=2025&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **148–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steve Stern — primary (person)
- Judy Griffin — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Seawright — cosponsor (person)
- Sam Berger — cosponsor (person)
- Tommy Schiavoni — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-27** REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-11** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-01** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-01** REPORTED
- **2025-04-01** RULES REPORT CAL.132
- **2025-04-01** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.132
- **2025-04-02** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-04-02** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2025-04-02** REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-11** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5246
- **2025-06-11** 3RD READING CAL.742
- **2025-06-11** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-06-11** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-12-01** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-12-05** SIGNED CHAP.612 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0dde500-7278-4fbc-b66b-c5aeb3fcba22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).