Assembly BillIntroduced
A 9402: Provides a waiver from SUNY application fees for veterans.
What A 9402 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to exempt eligible veterans from paying application fees for admission to the state university. This exemption is available to students who are eligible for veterans' benefits and have filed a claim for such benefits. The law also requires the state university to defer tuition and fees payments, less scholarships or financial assistance, until the veteran receives their veterans' benefits. This exemption is intended to support eligible veterans in their educational pursuits.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to higher education (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 9402
- What is the current status of A 9402?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 9402 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to higher education".
- Did A 9402 pass?
- Not yet. A 9402 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 9402, and where is it now?
- A 9402 was authored by Asm. Marianne Buttenschon with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Higher Education.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to higher education |
| Dec. 19, 2025 | referred to higher education |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, December 19, 2025 · 325 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9402 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY December 19, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, LUNSFORD -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to exempting veterans from application fees for admission to the state university The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph h of subdivision 2 of section 2 355 of the education law, as separately amended by chapters 552 and 616 3 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows: 4 (2) Such regulations shall also provide that upon request by a student 5 who is an eligible veteran the payment of tuition and other fees and 6 charges, less the amounts payable for such purposes from scholarships or 7 other financial assistance awarded said veteran pursuant to article 8 thirteen of this chapter, article one hundred thirty of this chapter or 9 any other state or federal aid program, shall be deferred in such 10 amounts and until such times as the several payments of veterans' bene- 11 fits under the Veterans' Readjustment Benefit Act of 1966, as amended, 12 are received by the veteran, provided that the veteran has filed a claim 13 for such benefits and presents to the state university proof of eligi- 14 bility, extent of entitlement to benefits and the need for deferral 15 until the receipt of such benefits. An eligible veteran shall also be 16 exempt from the payment of any application fees for admission to any 17 state university. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 19 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14294-01-5
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