A01140 Summary:
BILL NO | A01140A |
  | |
SAME AS | SAME AS S00701-A |
  | |
SPONSOR | Wallace |
  | |
COSPNSR | Burdick, Buttenschon, Perry, Griffin, Ashby, Norris, Sillitti |
  | |
MLTSPNSR | |
  | |
Amd §361-b, add §361-c, Exec L | |
  | |
Relates to creating the women veterans advisory committee to support and assist the Division of Veterans' Services in locating, educating, and advocating for all women veterans in this state. |
A01140 Actions:
BILL NO | A01140A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01/07/2021 | referred to veterans' affairs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/05/2021 | amend and recommit to veterans' affairs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/05/2021 | print number 1140a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/12/2021 | reported referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/19/2021 | reported referred to rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/24/2021 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/24/2021 | rules report cal.75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/24/2021 | ordered to third reading rules cal.75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/24/2021 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/24/2021 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/24/2021 | REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/26/2021 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S701A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/26/2021 | 3RD READING CAL.151 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/26/2021 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/26/2021 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/10/2021 | delivered to governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/11/2021 | signed chap.600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11/11/2021 | approval memo.36 |
A01140 Committee Votes:
Barrett | Aye | Ashby | Aye | ||||||
Nolan | Excused | Morinello | Aye | ||||||
Cusick | Aye | Hawley | Aye | ||||||
Santabarbara | Aye | McDonough | Aye | ||||||
Hunter | Aye | Manktelow | Aye | ||||||
Pheffer Amato | Aye | ||||||||
Wallace | Aye | ||||||||
Stern | Aye | ||||||||
Jones | Aye | ||||||||
Buttenschon | Aye | ||||||||
Barnwell | Aye | ||||||||
Rajkumar | Aye | ||||||||
Septimo | Aye | ||||||||
Burdick | Aye | ||||||||
Weinstein | Aye | Ra | Aye | ||||||
Glick | Aye | Fitzpatrick | Aye | ||||||
Nolan | Excused | Hawley | Aye | ||||||
Pretlow | Aye | Montesano | Aye | ||||||
Perry | Aye | Blankenbush | Aye | ||||||
Colton | Aye | Norris | Aye | ||||||
Cook | Aye | Brabenec | Aye | ||||||
Cahill | Aye | Palmesano | Aye | ||||||
Aubry | Aye | Byrne | Aye | ||||||
Cusick | Aye | Ashby | Aye | ||||||
Benedetto | Aye | ||||||||
Weprin | Aye | ||||||||
Rodriguez | Aye | ||||||||
Ramos | Excused | ||||||||
Braunstein | Aye | ||||||||
McDonald | Aye | ||||||||
Rozic | Aye | ||||||||
Dinowitz | Aye | ||||||||
Joyner | Excused | ||||||||
Magnarelli | Aye | ||||||||
Zebrowski | Aye | ||||||||
Bronson | Aye | ||||||||
Dilan | Aye | ||||||||
Seawright | Aye | ||||||||
Hyndman | Aye | ||||||||
Heastie | Excused | Barclay | Aye | ||||||
Gottfried | Aye | Hawley | Aye | ||||||
Nolan | Excused | Giglio | Aye | ||||||
Weinstein | Aye | Blankenbush | Aye | ||||||
Pretlow | Aye | Norris | Aye | ||||||
Cook | Aye | Montesano | Aye | ||||||
Glick | Aye | Ra | Aye | ||||||
Aubry | Aye | Brabenec | Aye | ||||||
Englebright | Aye | ||||||||
Dinowitz | Aye | ||||||||
Colton | Aye | ||||||||
Magnarelli | Aye | ||||||||
Perry | Aye | ||||||||
Paulin | Aye | ||||||||
Peoples-Stokes | Aye | ||||||||
Benedetto | Aye | ||||||||
Lavine | Aye | ||||||||
Lupardo | Aye | ||||||||
Zebrowski | Aye | ||||||||
Thiele | Aye | ||||||||
Braunstein | Aye | ||||||||
Dickens | Aye | ||||||||
Davila | Aye | ||||||||
Go to top
A01140 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Clark
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Sillitti
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Colton
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Simon
Yes
Anderson
Yes
Conrad
Yes
Gallagher
Yes
Lawler
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simpson
Yes
Angelino
Yes
Cook
Yes
Gallahan
Yes
Lemondes
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Smith
Yes
Ashby
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Gandolfo
Yes
Lunsford
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Giglio JA
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Giglio JM
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Quart
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
Darling
Yes
Glick
Yes
Mamdani
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stern
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Davila
Yes
Gonzalez-Rojas
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Rajkumar
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Barron
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Goodell
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tague
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Tannousis
Yes
Bichotte Hermel
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Griffin
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Meeks
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Rivera J
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Rivera JD
Yes
Walczyk
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Durso
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller M
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brown
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Mitaynes
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Burdick
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jackson
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Burgos
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Niou
Yes
Salka
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
Yes
Jensen
ER
Nolan
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Williams
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Jones
Yes
Norris
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Byrnes
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Joyner
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Schmitt
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cahill
ER
Forrest
Yes
Kelles
Yes
Otis
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Zinerman
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Friend
Yes
Kim
Yes
Palmesano
ER
Septimo
Yes
Mr. Speaker
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A01140 Memo:
Go to topNEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)   BILL NUMBER: A1140A SPONSOR: Wallace
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to creating the women veterans advisory committee   SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Contains legislative findings. Section 2: Amends paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of section 361-b of the executive law to add reference to the women veterans advisory committee. Section 3: Amends the Executive Law by adding a new section 361-c creat- ing the Women Veterans Advisory Committee consisting of: eight members, with two members appointed by the Governor, two members appointed by the Temporary President of the Senate, two members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate and one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Assembly. All appointed members must be women and must be former members of the armed forces of the United States, including members of the reserve component, who received an honorable discharge or have a qualifying condition. The following shall be considered when making appointments: whether the appointments provide a geographical balance between urban and rural areas and represent the cultural diversity of this state and the level of activity of the woman in the veteran community. The committee shall elect a chair from among its members. Terms are four years and vacancies are filled in the same manner as the original appointment. The committee shall meet at least four times per year at the call of the chair. A majority of members appointed constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. Each member serves without compensation, except that a member who is a state officer or employee may receive her regular compensation while engaging in the business of the committee. The committee shall support and assist the Division of Veterans' Services and the veterans coordinator in locating, educating, and advo- cating for all women veterans in this state; determining the unique needs of women veterans; conducting outreach and education through vari- ous means; educating women veterans as to available programs and bene- fits; make information available regarding job and career opportunities; and provide outreach regarding available resources for veterans with a qualifying condition. At least annually, the committee will make recom- mendations as may be deemed necessary. It will advocate on behalf of women veterans to ensure the programs and policies of this state and the United States Department of Veterans' Services remain open to women and mindful of the elements of the experience of a veteran that are unique to women. Finally, the committee shall submit a report on or before February 15 of each year, outlining the activities of the committee during the preced- ing calendar year and any recommendations of the committee to the Gover- nor and legislature. The report must include demographics of women veterans, contributions women veterans have made, unique needs of the population of women veterans, steps taken to reduce misinformation and improve support for programs for women veterans, and outreach activities undertaken by the committee. The division of veterans' services shall help support the committee's activities. Section 4: Sets forth the effective date.   JUSTIFICATION: Women make up 15 percent of the veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States and continue to be an increasingly integral part of the operations of the Armed Forces of the United States around the world. Few studies have been conducted to determine and understand the unique challenges that women veterans may have, both post deployment and following separation from active duty. Many veterans who are women do not self-identify as veterans and may, therefore, fail to consider vari- ous programs and benefits that are available to them as a result of their military service. This bill is intended to address these and other issues unique to women veterans.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2019-2020: A.7734 - Referred to Veterans' Affairs 2018: 57062; Referred to Veterans' Affairs 2017: No Same As/A1428 - Referred to Veterans' Affairs 2016: S7125A - Reported and Committed to Rules/A9846 - Referred to Veterans' Affairs   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: Negligible.   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law.
A01140 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1140--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 7, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WALLACE -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Veterans' Affairs -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to creating the women veterans advisory committee The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Legislative findings. Women make up 15 percent of the 2 veterans of the armed forces of the United States and continue to be an 3 increasingly integral part of the operations of the armed forces of the 4 United States around the world. Few studies have been conducted to 5 determine and understand the unique challenges that women veterans may 6 have, both post deployment and following separation from active duty. 7 Many veterans who are women do not self-identify as veterans and may, 8 therefore, fail to consider various programs and benefits that are 9 available to them as a result of their military service. 10 § 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of section 361-b of the executive 11 law, as amended by chapter 480 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read 12 as follows: 13 (c) liaison between the division, the United States department of 14 veterans affairs center for women veterans, the United States department 15 of veterans affairs advisory committee on women veterans, state veterans 16 nursing homes, state agencies, community groups, women veterans advisory 17 committee pursuant to section three hundred sixty-one-c of this article, 18 advocates and other veterans and military organizations and interested 19 parties; 20 § 3. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 361-c to 21 read as follows: 22 § 361-c. Women veterans advisory committee. 1. The women veterans 23 advisory committee is hereby created consisting of eight members, with 24 members appointed as follows: (a) two members by the governor; (b) two EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00707-02-1A. 1140--A 2 1 members by the temporary president of the senate; (c) two members by the 2 speaker of the assembly; and (d) one member each by the minority leader 3 of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly. All appointed 4 members must be women, and veterans who served in the United States 5 armed forces including members of the reserve component. Each veteran 6 shall have received an honorable discharge or have a qualifying condi- 7 tion as defined in section three hundred fifty of this article. 8 2. In making appointments pursuant to subdivision one of this section, 9 the following shall be considered: 10 (a) whether the appointments provide a geographical balance between 11 the urban and rural areas of this state and represent the cultural 12 diversity of this state; and 13 (b) the level of activity of the woman in the veteran community. 14 3. The committee shall elect a chair from among its members. 15 4. Each member of the committee shall serve a term of four years. 16 5. A vacancy on the committee shall be filled for the remainder of the 17 unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. 18 6. The committee shall meet at least four times per year at the call 19 of the chair. 20 7. A majority of the members of the committee appointed constitutes a 21 quorum. 22 8. Each member of the committee: 23 (a) serves without compensation, except that a member of the committee 24 who is a state officer or employee may receive her regular compensation 25 while engaging in the business of the committee; and 26 (b) while engaged in the business of the committee, is entitled to 27 receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state 28 officers and employees generally. 29 9. The committee shall: 30 (a) support and assist the division of veterans' services and the 31 women veterans coordinator pursuant to section three hundred sixty-one-b 32 of this article in: 33 (i) locating, educating and advocating for all women veterans in this 34 state; 35 (ii) identifying the unique needs of women veterans; 36 (iii) conducting outreach and education through various means, includ- 37 ing, without limitation, the organization of statewide women veterans 38 events, the promotion of benefits and health care for women veterans and 39 the development of programs that inform students, business leaders and 40 educators about the important role women play in the armed forces of the 41 United States; 42 (iv) educating women veterans as to benefits and programs that are 43 available to them; 44 (v) at least annually, making such recommendations as may be deemed 45 necessary or advisable to the governor, the state legislature, the 46 office of the director of the division of veterans' services and such 47 other offices of this state as may be appropriate; 48 (vi) making information available regarding job and career opportu- 49 nities; 50 (vii) providing outreach regarding available resources for veterans 51 with a qualifying condition as defined in section three hundred fifty of 52 this article; and 53 (viii) advocating on behalf of women veterans to ensure that the 54 programs and policies of this state and of the United States department 55 of veterans' affairs remain open to women and mindful of the elements of 56 the experience of a veteran that are unique to women.A. 1140--A 3 1 (b) submit a report on or before February fifteenth of each year, 2 outlining the activities of the committee during the preceding calendar 3 year and any recommendations of the committee to the governor and legis- 4 lature. The report must include, without limitation, information 5 pertaining to: 6 (i) the demographics of women veterans; 7 (ii) the current contributions that women veterans have made on behalf 8 of the United States and this state; 9 (iii) the unique needs of the population of women veterans; 10 (iv) recommendations regarding what steps should be taken to reduce 11 misinformation and improve support for programs for women veterans; and 12 (v) outreach activities undertaken by the committee. 13 10. The division of veterans' services shall help support the commit- 14 tee's activities. 15 § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 16 it shall have become a law.
A01140 LFIN:
  | NO LFIN |
A01140 Chamber Video/Transcript:
5-24-21 | Video (@ 02:01:45) | Transcript pdf | Transcript html |