A 8723 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Provides a legacy credit to the children and siblings of veterans who were killed in the line of duty

Summary

Provides a legacy credit to the children and siblings of veterans who were killed in the line of duty including veterans who were disabled as a result of their service, exposed to toxic substances, or presumptive conditions determined by the department of veterans affairs.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Assembly Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jun 2, 2025 Last action Feb 9, 2026

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What changed between versions

A8723 → A8723A · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was amended to change the section number from 85-d to 85-e in the Civil Service Law and update the definition of 'veteran' to align with existing state law. The committee discharged the bill, amended it, and sent it back for further review.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same - it provides civil service credit to children and siblings of service members killed in the line of duty - but the section number was changed and the veteran definition was updated.

TECHNICAL

Changed the section number from 85-d to 85-e in the Civil Service Law

Added committee action showing the bill was discharged, amended, reprinted, and recommitted to the Committee on Governmental Employees

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'veteran' to match the definition in section 85 of the Civil Service Law instead of defining it as someone who served in any branch of the US armed forces

Floor votes · Assembly Feb 9, 2026

How they voted

139–0

Passed · 10 other

Total votes 149

Feb 9, 2026

D Democratic102

96 Yea 6

94% Yea

R Republican47

43 Yea 4

91% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PENSIONS

upper

Feb 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

Jan 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 8723A

lower

Jan 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

lower

Jun 2, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors