---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the designation of a veterans' liaison by all state agencies"
description: "Directs all state agencies to designate a veterans' liaison to provide information and assistance to veterans regarding benefits and services available to veterans within the various state agencies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 7173"
citation: "New York A 7173 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kimberly Jean-Pierre"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-05-12"
last_action: "2024-11-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc24eca4-706b-43bb-9d90-f2c4e6d6c77e"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A7173"
source_hash: "d67b4d2077c1574612aeac886d74822482d20c7dbdaba58c90b50faf6bcfba42"
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 7173 (2023-2024) — Relates to the designation of a veterans' liaison by all state agencies

Directs all state agencies to designate a veterans' liaison to provide information and assistance to veterans regarding benefits and services available to veterans within the various state agencies.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7173** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7173&term=2023&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Assembly Vote — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- Assembly Vote - Vote 2 — **148–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kimberly Jean-Pierre — primary (person)
- Angelo Santabarbara — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Eachus — cosponsor (person)
- Marianne Buttenschon — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Slater — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Reilly — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Raga — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-12** REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-08** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-08** REPORTED
- **2023-06-08** RULES REPORT CAL.732
- **2023-06-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.732
- **2023-06-08** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-06-08** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-06-08** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-03** DIED IN SENATE
- **2024-01-03** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-01-03** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.202
- **2024-03-21** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2024-03-21** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2024-03-21** REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-30** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7544
- **2024-05-30** 3RD READING CAL.812
- **2024-05-30** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2024-05-30** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2024-11-08** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2024-11-11** SIGNED CHAP.447 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fc24eca4-706b-43bb-9d90-f2c4e6d6c77e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).