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A00121 Summary:

A00121 Actions:

A00121 Committee Votes:

Committee:VETERANS' AFFAIRS   Chair:Jean-Pierre      
DATE:05/16/2023AYE/NAY:18/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Jean-Pierre
Aye
Manktelow
Aye
Santabarbara
Aye
Morinello
Aye
Hunter
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Pheffer Amato
Aye
McDonough
Excused
Stern
Aye
Smullen
Aye
Jones
Aye
Angelino
Aye
Buttenschon
Aye
Rajkumar
Aye
Septimo
Aye
Burdick
Aye
Cunningham
Aye
Eachus
Aye
Raga
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Pretlow      
DATE:05/30/2023AYE/NAY:29/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Giglio
Aye
Cook
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Glick
Aye
Norris
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Ra
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Colton
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Reilly
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Lavine
Aye
Lupardo
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Dickens
Aye
Davila
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Rozic
Excused
Bronson
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:05/30/2023AYE/NAY:33/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Weinstein
Aye
Ra
Aye
Glick
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Colton
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Cook
Aye
Norris
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Walsh
Aye
Ramos
Aye
DeStefano
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Manktelow
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Smullen
Aye
Rozic
Excused
Dinowitz
Aye
Joyner
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Walker
Excused
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Simon
Aye
Cruz
Aye

A00121 Floor Votes:

A00121 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         121--A
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                       (Prefiled)
 
                                     January 4, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. MAGNARELLI, McDONALD, SEPTIMO, PAULIN, JONES,
          BRAUNSTEIN, HYNDMAN, HEVESI,  DINOWITZ,  PHEFFER AMATO,  SANTABARBARA,
          BUTTENSCHON,  McMAHON, RAMOS, STERN, TAYLOR, SILLITTI, WILLIAMS, LUNS-
          FORD, RAGA, GIBBS, EACHUS, LEVENBERG, COOK -- read once  and  referred
          to  the  Committee  on Veterans' Affairs -- committee discharged, bill
          amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
          tee
 
        AN  ACT  to amend the military law, in relation to the issuance of a New
          York State Afghanistan War Commemorative Medal
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Subdivision  1-d  of  section 247 of the military law, as
     2  added by chapter 583 of the laws of 2022, is renumbered 1-e  and  a  new
     3  subdivision 1-f is added to read as follows:
     4    1-f.  The  governor is hereby authorized to present in the name of the
     5  legislature of the state of New York, a medal, to be known as  the  "New
     6  York  State  Afghanistan  War  Commemorative  Medal", bearing a suitable
     7  inscription, to any person: (i) who is a resident of the  state  of  New
     8  York;  or  who  was a resident of the state of New York while serving in
     9  the armed forces of the United States; (ii) who  served  in  the  United
    10  States  Armed Forces, defined as army, air force, navy, marine corps, or
    11  coast guard, on active duty in Afghanistan at any time during the period
    12  from October seventh, two thousand one  through  August  thirtieth,  two
    13  thousand twenty-one; and (iii) who was discharged under honorable condi-
    14  tions  or  who  has a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of
    15  the veterans' services law, and received  a  discharge  other  than  bad
    16  conduct  or  dishonorable discharge, or is a discharged LGBT veteran, as
    17  defined in section one of the veterans' services  law,  and  received  a
    18  discharge  other  than  bad conduct or dishonorable discharge. No person
    19  shall receive more than one New York State Afghanistan War Commemorative
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00341-04-3
        A. 121--A                           2
 
     1  Medal.  In the event of the death of any eligible person  prior  to  the
     2  receipt  of  such commemorative medal, such commemorative medal shall be
     3  presented to the designated representative of the deceased. The adjutant
     4  general,  in  consultation  with  the  commissioner of the department of
     5  veterans' services, shall make such rules  and  regulations  as  may  be
     6  deemed  necessary  for  the proper presentation and distribution of such
     7  medals.
     8    § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 247 of the military law,  as  separately
     9  amended  by chapters 582 and 583 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read
    10  as follows:
    11    4. This section shall not be construed to require that a recipient  of
    12  the  conspicuous  service  cross, the conspicuous service star, the Cold
    13  War Certificate, the New York State Silver Rose Veterans Service Certif-
    14  icate, the New York State Afghanistan War Commemorative Medal or the New
    15  York State Vietnam War Commemorative Medal or the New York State  Korean
    16  War  Commemorative Medal has been a resident of the state of New York at
    17  the time of his or her entry into the United  States  army,  air  force,
    18  navy, or marine corps.
    19    §  3. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
    20  the date on which it shall have become a law.  The division of  military
    21  and  naval  affairs  is  authorized  to promulgate any and all rules and
    22  regulations and take any  other  measures  necessary  to  implement  the
    23  provisions of this act on its effective date on or before such date.