Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 15, 2020 | approval memo.46 signed chap.342 |
Dec 03, 2020 | delivered to governor |
Jul 23, 2020 | returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.276 substituted for a10673 |
Jul 23, 2020 | substituted by s8247a |
Jul 21, 2020 | ordered to third reading rules cal.276 rules report cal.276 reported |
Jul 17, 2020 | reported referred to rules |
Jul 15, 2020 | reported referred to ways and means |
Jun 24, 2020 | referred to social services |
assembly Bill A10673
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
HEVESI
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S8247 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Charles Barron
A10673 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S8247
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§95 & 95-a, Soc Serv L
A10673 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10673 I N A S S E M B L Y June 24, 2020 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Hevesi) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to using supple- mental nutrition assistance program benefits to purchase online groceries and to the state supplemental nutrition assistance program outreach program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 95 of the social services law is relettered paragraph (c) and a new paragraph (b) is added to read as follows: (B) THE OFFICE SHALL PROMPTLY SEEK NECESSARY FEDERAL APPROVAL NEEDED TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ALL GROCERY RETAILERS PREPARED TO OFFER SNAP ONLINE PURCHASING OR SUBSEQUENTLY AVAILABLE PROGRAMS IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE AVAILABILITY OF ONLINE FRESH FOOD PURCHASING OPTIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE OFFICE SHALL DEVELOP A PLAN TO MAXIMIZE SNAP ONLINE PURCHASING OPTIONS IN THE STATE. THE OFFICE SHALL PERIODICALLY REVIEW AND REVISE THE PLAN. THE PLAN, AND ANY UPDATES OF SUCH PLAN, SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, AND THE TEMPO- RARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE. THE OFFICE SHALL CONTINUE TO SEEK ALL NECESSARY WAIVERS FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY FOR THE OFFICE TO CARRY OUT THE PLAN, PURSUANT TO FEDERAL LAW AND REGULATIONS. § 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 7 of section 95 of the social services law, as separately amended by chapter 41 and section 3 of part A of chapter 57 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: (i) May be redeemed for SNAP benefits at designated redemption centers by the recipient or by an authorized representative. When an eligible recipient under this section is issued SNAP benefits, such SNAP benefits may be used to purchase food items from a food distributor by the recip- ient or by an authorized representative. RECIPIENTS SHALL BE ABLE TO USE SNAP BENEFITS TO PURCHASE GROCERIES FROM ELIGIBLE ONLINE GROCERY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets