A9762

The New York State Senate passed Assembly Bill 9762, a government appropriations measure, on a 58-0 roll call vote on April 4, 2024. The bill, sponsored by Assemblymember Weinstein, makes appropriations for the support of government and includes funding for a Homeless Veterans Pilot Program. The measure was substituted for the identical Senate Bill 8970 following a Rules Committee report. Sen. Ashby spoke in support of the bill while raising concerns about $3.4 million in unpaid tax checkoffs designated for veterans' programs—including veterans remembrance, cemetery maintenance, homeless veterans assistance, the Veterans Home Assistance Fund, and military family relief—that have not been distributed in six years. The bill takes effect immediately. The Senate also accepted a message of necessity and appropriation related to the measure.