---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provides in-state tuition continuity for spouses and dependents of active duty service members"
description: "Provides in-state tuition continuity for spouses and children of active duty service members."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 6249"
citation: "New York A 6249 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BUTTENSCHON"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-11-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4eecc56d-b725-40ee-a6b0-99786f445d47"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A6249"
source_hash: "e1261100521026788a08520b2730181dd88ef1fa6523740491d541b7097beec3"
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 6249 (2021-2022) — Provides in-state tuition continuity for spouses and dependents of active duty service members

Provides in-state tuition continuity for spouses and children of active duty service members.

## Version chain

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

1. **A6249** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6249&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A6249A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A6249A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **147–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- BUTTENSCHON — primary (person)
- OTIS — cosponsor (person)
- SANTABARBARA — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HIGHER EDUCATION `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13** PRINT NUMBER 6249A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-19** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-25** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-01** REPORTED
- **2021-06-01** RULES REPORT CAL.202
- **2021-06-01** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.202
- **2021-06-01** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-01** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-01** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5245A
- **2021-06-08** 3RD READING CAL.1548
- **2021-06-08** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-08** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-11-10** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-11** SIGNED CHAP.604 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4eecc56d-b725-40ee-a6b0-99786f445d47`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).