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S 5124: Requires the department of veterans' services to provide legal and/or technical support to veterans who want to change their discharged status to honorable because such person was dishonorably or administratively discharged from the armed services due to sexual orientation.
What S 5124 does, verified January 10, 2026
The bill aims to provide support for veterans who want to change their discharged status to honorable due to being dishonorably or administratively discharged from the armed services because of their sexual orientation. The proposed law would add a new subdivision to the Veterans' Services Law to provide legal and/or technical support for these individuals. The changes would take effect immediately.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5124
- What is the current status of S 5124?
- As of January 10, 2026, S 5124 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 VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS".
- Did S 5124 pass?
- Not yet. S 5124 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5124, and where is it now?
- S 5124 was authored by Sen. Leroy Comrie. Its committee of record is Senate Veterans, Homeland Security & Military Affairs.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
| Feb. 19, 2025 | REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 19, 2025 · 179 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5124 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 19, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi- ty and Military Affairs AN ACT to amend the veterans' services law, in relation to providing certain support for veterans to help alter their discharged status The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 4 of the veterans' services law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 40 to read as follows: 3 40. To provide legal and/or technical support for veterans who want to 4 change their discharged status to honorable because such person was 5 dishonorably or administratively discharged from the armed services due 6 to sexual orientation. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06026-01-5
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