All StatesNew YorkDutchess CountyPete Harckham › Evidence
Bill May 21, 2026

Relates to eligibility for admission to New York state veterans' homes

Expands eligibility for admission to New York state veterans' homes to certain veterans who have an immediate family member who shall have been a resident of this state for six months prior to the date of application for admission; defines an immediate family member to include a spouse, or a birth or adoptive parent, child, sibling, stepparent, stepchild, stepsibling, grandparent and grandchild; requires, where applicable, the immediate family member of a veteran applicant to file an affidavit of New York state residence; authorizes veterans with an immediate family member who has been a New York state resident for six months to be entitle to admission to the Long Island state veterans home at Stony Brook university.

https://openstates.org/ny/bills/2025-2026/S8055/
Pete Harckham State Senator Dana Levenberg Assemblymember Steve Stern Assemblymember Cosponsor Kwani O'Pharrow Assemblymember Cosponsor Chris Burdick Assemblymember Cosponsor Amy Paulin Assemblymember Cosponsor
Share on X Share on Facebook
← Back to Pete Harckham's profile