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Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Committee on Veterans Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/21/2026 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: 250 Broadway - 8th Floor - Hearing Room 3
Jointly with the Committee on General Welfare.
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T2026-2557 *   Oversight - Veterans Homelessness in New York City.Oversight    Not available Not available
Int 0897-2026 *Oswald J. Feliz  Department of social services’ response to certain severe winter weather conditions.IntroductionThis bill would require the Department of Social Services (DSS) to mitigate the impacts of severe weather conditions on unsheltered individuals through increased outreach to at-risk individuals and coordination with relevant agencies to deploy warming buses, facilitate transportation to shelter, and expand access to harm reduction facilities. This response would be triggered by forecasted temperatures of 20 degrees or below, among other conditions, within the following 24 hours, and would last for at least 24 hours after the condition has concluded. DSS would be required to submit a report to the Speaker prior to each winter month that: assesses the likelihood that the response will be triggered that month, details its response plan, and identifies available shelter facilities and potential capacity issues in the event of severe weather conditions. DSS would also be required to identify unsheltered individuals it believes may be at increased risk at the beginning of each winter season.   Not available Not available
Int 1051-2026 *Frank Morano  Alternative exemption for seriously 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
Res 0560-2026 *Vickie Paladino  Enact the Fair Access to Co-ops for Veterans Act of 2025. (H.R. 1803)Resolution    Not available Not available
Res 0634-2026 *Frank Morano  Recognizing the immeasurable civic value and contributions of 501(c)(19) veterans’ organizations and designating the week that includes November 11, Veterans Day, annually as Veterans’ Organizations Awareness Week.Resolution    Not available Not available
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