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A 5155 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to veterans health care

Summary
Relates to veterans' health care; creates a veteran health care review to ensure veterans and their families have access to health and mental health treatment, including for post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, military sexual trauma, reproductive and mental health conditions, and suicide prevention.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill creates veteran health care review to ensure access to mental health, PTSD, and suicide prevention services, expanding coverage and access for veterans95% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransCreates veteran health care review to ensure access to mental health, PTSD, suicide prevention, and reproductive care, advancing healthcare access for veterans.95% confidence
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Assembly Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Vetoed
Dec 2025
Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Vetoed Dec 5, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 10, 2025 · Assembly May 29, 2025

How they voted

58–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 63
Jun 10, 2025
D Democratic41
37 Yea 4
90% Yea
R Republican22
21 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Dec 5, 2025
Amended
TABLED
lower
Dec 5, 2025
Vetoed
VETOED MEMO.67
lower
Jun 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 29, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
upper
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 27, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 19, 2025
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Steve Stern
Steve Stern
DDemocratic
NY
10
Co
Photo of Angelo Santabarbara
Angelo Santabarbara
DDemocratic
NY
111
Co
Photo of Billy Jones
Billy Jones
DDemocratic
NY
115
Co
Photo of Chris Eachus
Chris Eachus
DDemocratic
NY
99
Co
Photo of Jenifer Rajkumar
Jenifer Rajkumar
DDemocratic
NY
38
Co
Photo of Judy Griffin
Judy Griffin
DDemocratic
NY
21
Co
Photo of Lester Chang
Lester Chang
RRepublican/Conservative
NY
49
Co
Photo of Matt Simpson
Matt Simpson
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence
NY
114
Co
Photo of Misha Novakhov
Misha Novakhov
RRepublican/Conservative
NY
45
Co
Photo of Paula Kay
Paula Kay
DDemocratic
NY
100
Co
Photo of Stacey Pheffer Amato
Stacey Pheffer Amato
DDemocratic
NY
23