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Meeting Name: Committee on Veterans Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/12/2026 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 2
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Int 0488-2026 *Inna Vernikov Proposed Int. No. 488-ARequiring the department of housing preservation and development to submit reports on veteran preference in Mitchell-Lama developments.IntroductionThe proposed bill would require an annual report from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development on the number of veterans or their surviving spouses applying for housing in city-run Mitchell-Lama developments and the number of veterans being selected for occupancy, to ensure that applicants benefiting from a veteran preference are in fact veterans.   Not available Not available
Int 0928-2026 *David M. Carr Proposed Int. No. 928-AEstablishing an LGBTQ+ liaison within the department of veterans’ services.IntroductionThis bill would establish an LGBTQ+ liaison within the department of veterans’ services. The liaison would be tasked with conducting outreach to LGBTQ+ veterans, coordinating the department’s assistance with discharge characterization upgrades for LGBTQ+ veterans, and connecting LGBTQ+ veterans with programs and services offered by the department of veterans’ services and other relevant agencies. The bill would also require the department to issue an annual report related to assistance for LGBTQ+ veterans.   Not available Not available
Int 1051-2026 *Frank Morano Proposed Int. No. 1051-AAlternative exemption for permanently and totally disabled veterans.IntroductionThis bill would provide that the primary residence of any seriously disabled veteran shall be fully exempt from taxation and special district charges, assessments and special ad valorem levies, provided that such veteran meets all other applicable requirements of section 458-a of the real property tax law.   Not available Not available