New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11538: Extends the expansion of eligibility for World Trade Center death and disability benefits for members of New York's organized militia
Status: Signed into law, September 10, 2026
Extends the expansion of eligibility for World Trade Center death and disability benefits for members of New York's organized militia for an additional four years.
What the bill says
An act to amend the military law, in relation to extending the expansion of eligibility for World Trade Center death and disability benefits for members of New York's organized militia.
From the introduced text, June 1, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to extending the expansion of eligibility for World Trade Center death and disability benefits for members of New York's organized militia THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 and paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 217 of the military law, as added by section 1 of part J of chapter 55 of the laws of 2023, are amended to read as follows: (b) was activated on state active duty on or after September eleventh, two thousand one, to participate in World Trade Center site rescue, recovery, or cleanup operations as part of such state active duty, and who is determined to have incurred a qualifying World Trade Center condition, as hereinafter provided, shall be entitled to a performance of duty disability pension equivalent to three-quarters of the member's final annual pay as provided for under this chapter. The deadline for submitting any qualifying claim under this paragraph shall be on or before September eleventh, two thousand [twenty-six] THIRTY. The adjutant general of the division of military and naval affairs is authorized to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this section. (b) was activated on state active duty on or after September eleventh, …
Sponsors
- Grace Lee (D, 65) · primary sponsor
- Marianne Buttenschon (D, 119)
Latest actions
- : SIGNED CHAP.294
- : DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
- : RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- : PASSED SENATE
- : 3RD READING CAL.1818
- : SUBSTITUTED FOR S10650
- : REFERRED TO RULES
- : DELIVERED TO SENATE
- : PASSED ASSEMBLY
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.458
Votes
- Senate Floor Vote (June 4, 2026): 60 yea, 0 nay, passed
- FLOOR Vote (June 4, 2026): 60 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (June 4, 2026): 139 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (June 3, 2026): 32 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (June 3, 2026): 29 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Military Law
Common questions
- What is A11538?
- A11538 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Extends the expansion of eligibility for World Trade Center death and disability benefits for members of New York's organized militia.
- What does A11538 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the military law, in relation to extending the expansion of eligibility for World Trade Center death and disability benefits for members of New York's organized militia.
- What is the status of A11538?
- Signed into law as of September 10, 2026. Latest action: SIGNED CHAP.294 (September 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11538?
- Grace Lee (D, 65), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for A11538?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11538
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