BILL NUMBER: S243A
SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general construction law, the election law, the
insurance law, the military law, the public officers law, the economic
development law, the civil service law, the real property tax law and
the education law, in relation to including members of the space force
as being members of the armed forces or veterans eligible for certain
credits and benefits
 
PURPOSE:
To ensure that the military's uniformed service members and veterans are
equally represented under New York State law.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends Section 13-a of the General Construction Law, as
amended by section 60 of part PP of Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2022.
Section 2: Amends subdivision 1 of Section 10-102 of the Election Law,
as amended by Chapter 104 of the . Laws of 2010.
Section 3: Amends subsection (a) of Section 3435-a of the Insurance Law,
as amended by Chapter 416 of the Laws of 1996.
Section 4: Amends subdivisions 3, 4, and 8 of Section 1 Of the Military
Law, as amended by Chapter 112 of the Laws of 1989.
Section 5: Amends paragraph a and subparagraph 2 of paragraph b of
subdivision 1 of Section 214 of the Military Law, paragraph a as added
by Chapter 853 of the Laws of 1953 and subparagraph 2 of paragraph b as
amended by Chapter 625 of the Laws of 1965.
Section 6: Amends paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of Section 243 of the
Military Law, as amended by Section 71 of part PP of Chapter 56 of the
Laws of 2022,
Section 7: Amends subdivision 17 of Section 243 of the Military Law, as
amended by Chapter 312 of the Laws of 1993.
Section 8: Amends Section 63 of the Public Officers Law, as amended by
Section 80 of part PP of Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2022.
Section 9: Amends subdivision 6 of Section 210 of the Economic Develop-
ment Law, as amended by Section 33 of part PP of Chapter 56 of the Laws
of 2022.
Section 10: Amends paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of Section 50 of the
Civil Service Law, as amended by Section 1 of part EE of Chapter 55 of
the Laws of 2023,
Section 11: Amends paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of Section 50 of the
Civil Service Law, as amended by Section 35 of part PP of Chapter 56 of
the Laws of 2022.
Section 12: Amends paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of Section 458-a of
the Real Property Tax Law, as amended by Chapter 611 of the Laws of
2023.
Section 13: Amends paragraph b of subdivision 1 of Section 250-a of the
Military Law, as added by Chapter 465 of the Laws of 2013,
Section 14: Amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 2018-d of the education
law, as amended by chapter 300 of the laws of 2020.
Section 15: Effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
This bill will ensure that the nation's newest service branch members
are included in the definition of veterans and uniformed services under
New York State law. This measure also provides further clarification of
a definition of "veteran" in Article 17 of the Executive Law in which
the New York State Division of Veterans' Services mission and duties are
lined out.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Senate
2021: S5234B, Amended and Recommitted to Veterans, Homeland Security and
Military Affairs
2022: S5234B, Amended and Recommitted to Veterans, Homeland Security,
and Military Affairs
2023: S5190A, Referred to Veterans, Homeland Security, and Military
Affairs
2024: S5190A, Amended and Recommitted to Veterans, Homeland Security,
and Military Affairs
Assembly
2021: No Assembly Same-as
2022: No Assembly Same-as
2023: N/A
2024: A10204, Passed Assembly
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the
amendments to paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section 50 of the civil
service law made by section ten of this act shall be subject to the
expiration and reversion of such paragraph pursuant to section 2 of part
EE of chapter 55 of the laws of 2023, when upon such date the provisions
of section eleven of this act shall take effect.

Statutes affected:
S243: 13-a general construction law, 10-102 election law, 10-102(1) election law, 3435-a insurance law, 3435-a(a) insurance law, 243 military law, 243(1) military law, 243(17) military law, 63 public officers law, 210 economic development law, 210(6) economic development law, 50 civil service law, 50(5) civil service law, 458-a real property tax law, 458-a(1) real property tax law, 250-a military law, 250-a(1) military law
S243A: 13-a general construction law, 10-102 election law, 10-102(1) election law, 3435-a insurance law, 3435-a(a) insurance law, 243 military law, 243(1) military law, 243(17) military law, 63 public officers law, 210 economic development law, 210(6) economic development law, 50 civil service law, 50(5) civil service law, 458-a real property tax law, 458-a(1) real property tax law, 250-a military law, 250-a(1) military law