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type: "Bill"
title: "Includes the space force as being members of the armed forces or veterans eligible for certain credits and benefits"
description: "Includes the Space Force as being members of the armed forces or veterans eligible for certain credits and benefits that are available to other active and veteran members of the armed forces."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "A 291"
citation: "New York A 291 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Didi Barrett"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-08"
last_action: "2025-12-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44452c5d-bcd3-4e8b-aa34-1e1960f6d0f4"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A291"
source_hash: "833ae31334f6cc293e2a1d29be8d2a10f59f21ba49992496e8f6c31ad531f356"
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 291 (2025-2026) — Includes the space force as being members of the armed forces or veterans eligible for certain credits and benefits
Includes the Space Force as being members of the armed forces or veterans eligible for certain credits and benefits that are available to other active and veteran members of the armed forces.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **A291** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A291&term=2025&Text=Y)
2. **A291A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A291A)
## Votes
- Assembly Vote — **144–0** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **57–2** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Didi Barrett — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-01-08** REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-23** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-23** PRINT NUMBER 291A `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-28** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-20** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-21** REPORTED
- **2025-05-21** RULES REPORT CAL.197
- **2025-05-21** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.197
- **2025-05-21** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2025-05-21** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2025-05-21** REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-12** SUBSTITUTED FOR S243A
- **2025-06-12** 3RD READING CAL.737
- **2025-06-12** REPASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2025-06-12** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2025-12-01** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2025-12-05** SIGNED CHAP.611 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44452c5d-bcd3-4e8b-aa34-1e1960f6d0f4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).