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Senate Bill S7472

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Determines that disability compensation or benefits received by veterans from the VA are not to be treated as income or resources for purposes of determining eligibility for means-tested programs

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs Committee

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2021-S7472 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Add §235-b, Mil L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: S1226
2025-2026: S3093

2021-S7472 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Determines that disability compensation or benefits received by veterans from the United States department of veterans affairs are not to be treated as income or resources for purposes of determining eligibility for means-tested programs.

2021-S7472 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7472 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7472
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             October 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to determining that  disa-
   bility  compensation  or benefits received by veterans from the United
   States department of veterans affairs are not to be treated as  income
   or  resources for purposes of determining eligibility for means-tested
   programs
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The military law is amended by adding a new section 235-b
 to read as follows:
   § 235-B. INCOME AND RESOURCES NOT TO INCLUDE UNITED STATES  DEPARTMENT
 OF  VETERANS  AFFAIRS  DISABILITY  COMPENSATION OR BENEFITS. 1. NOTWITH-
 STANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION  OF  LAW,  THE  TERMS  "INCOME"  AND
 "RESOURCES" FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR OR THE AMOUNT
 OF  BENEFITS UNDER ANY MEANS-TESTED STATE OR STATE ASSISTED OR FEDERALLY
 ASSISTED PROGRAM INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROGRAMS OF PUBLIC ASSIST-
 ANCE AND CARE,  INCLUDING  FAMILY  ASSISTANCE,  SAFETY  NET  ASSISTANCE,
 MEDICAL  ASSISTANCE,  TITLE  XX  OF  THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, FOOD STAMP
 PROGRAM, THE PROGRAM OF ADDITIONAL STATE PAYMENTS  TO  PERSONS  ELIGIBLE
 FOR  SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME, THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE
 PROGRAM AND  GRANTS,  LOANS  AND  SCHOLARSHIPS  AND  OTHER  MEANS-TESTED
 PROGRAMS  FOR  EDUCATIONAL  ASSISTANCE,  SHALL  NOT  INCLUDE BENEFITS OR
 PAYMENTS RECEIVED FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS  AFFAIRS
 FOR  VETERANS  AFFAIRS DISABILITY COMPENSATION OR VETERANS AFFAIRS DISA-
 BILITY BENEFITS.   THE FOREGOING REQUIREMENTS SHALL  NOT  APPLY  TO  ANY
 MEANS-TESTED  FEDERALLY  ASSISTED  PROGRAM  WHERE  THE EXCLUSION OF SUCH
 DISABILITY BENEFITS OR PAYMENTS RECEIVED FROM INCOME  IS  EXPRESSLY  AND
 UNANIMOUSLY PROHIBITED BY FEDERAL LAW, RULE OR REGULATION.
   2.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, ANY APPLICATION
 FOR ANY MEANS-TESTED STATE  OR  STATE  ASSISTED  OR  FEDERALLY  ASSISTED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13038-03-1

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