New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A6001: Relates to the issuance of pool and health memberships to disabled veterans at certain SUNY and CUNY campuses
Status: Passed both chambers, May 28, 2026
Requires that the state university of New York's board of trustees and the city university of New York's board of trustees shall each adopt a policy requiring all state university of New York, city university of New York, college, and community college campuses that offer membership programs to the general public for the use of fitness and aquatic facilities, to permit disabled veterans to obtain a membership for the use of fitness and aquatic facilities upon the same terms and conditions as apply to the general public, but without payment of any fees or other charges, or at a discounted rate; defines "disabled veteran".
What the bill says
An act relating to the issuance of pool and health memberships to disabled veterans at certain SUNY and CUNY campuses.
From the amended text, May 29, 2025:
AN ACT relating to the issuance of pool and health memberships to disabled veterans at certain SUNY and CUNY campuses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. For the purposes of this section, "disabled veteran" shall mean a veteran who is certified by the United States veterans' administration or a military department as entitled to receive disability payments upon the certification of such veterans' administration or a military department for a disability incurred by the veteran in the course of their service. § 2. The state university of New York's board of trustees and the city university of New York's board of trustees shall each adopt a policy requiring all state university of New York, city university of New York, college, and community college campuses that offer membership programs to the general public for the use of fitness and aquatic facilities, to permit disabled veterans to obtain a membership for the use of fitness and aquatic facilities upon the same terms and conditions as apply to the general public, but without payment of any fees or other charges, or at a discounted rate. Such membership shall be granted upon the presentation of documentation confirming disabled veteran status at the time of application or any time after such membership …
Sponsors
- Thomas Schiavoni (D, 1) · primary sponsor
- Steve Stern (D, 10)
- Judy Griffin (D, 21)
- Amato, Stacey Pheffer (I, 23)
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas (D, 34)
- Jennifer Lunsford (D, 135)
- Rebecca Kassay (D, 4)
- Nader Sayegh (D, 90)
- Jodi Giglio (R, 2)
- Joseph DeStefano (R, 3)
- Edward Ra (R, 19)
- Paula Kay (D, 100)
Latest actions
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : 3RD READING CAL.769
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S7784A
- : REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ADVANCED TO THIRD READING CAL.409
- : REPORTED
- : REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (May 28, 2026): 60 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (May 28, 2026): 60 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (May 4, 2026): 135 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable (April 28, 2026): 33 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Education
Common questions
- What is A6001?
- A6001 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to the issuance of pool and health memberships to disabled veterans at certain SUNY and CUNY campuses.
- What does A6001 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the issuance of pool and health memberships to disabled veterans at certain SUNY and CUNY campuses.
- What is the status of A6001?
- Passed both chambers as of May 28, 2026. Latest action: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (May 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored A6001?
- Thomas Schiavoni (D, 1), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A6001?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6001
Source: official New York record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.