2025-2026 General Assembly

A10420

Requires the department of veterans' services to provide legal and/or technical support to veterans who want to change their discharged status to honorable because such person was dishonorably or administratively discharged from the armed services due to sexual orientation.

Chamber Passed·3/16/26

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Chamber Passed3/16/26

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New York A10420 requires the Department of Veterans' Services to provide legal and technical support to veterans seeking to change their discharged.

New York A10420 amends the veterans' services law to mandate the Department of Veterans' Services to offer legal and technical assistance to veterans aiming to upgrade their discharged status to honorable. This support is specifically for those dishonorably or administratively discharged due to their sexual orientation. The Department must maintain a discharge upgrade assistance board program to provide written non-binding advisory opinions and assist in filing requests for correction or review.

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Last: Passed the Assembly · 144–0 · Mar 16
Current: Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee
Next: Senate floor vote

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