Assembly Bill A1262

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to working with the USDA to receive approvals and develop online fresh food purchasing options throughout the state, and adds a repeal date

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S878 - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A1262 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S878
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §95, Soc Serv L; amd §4, Chap of 2020 (as proposed in S.8247-A & A.10673)

2021-A1262 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to working with the USDA to receive approvals and develop online fresh food purchasing options throughout the state; adds a repeal date.

2021-A1262 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1262
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by 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 working with the
   USDA  to  receive  approvals  and develop online fresh food purchasing
   options throughout the state; and to amend a chapter of  the  laws  of
   2020  amending  the social services law relating to using supplemental
   nutrition assistance program benefits to purchase online groceries and
   to  the  state  supplemental  nutrition  assistance  program  outreach
   program,  as  proposed  in  legislative bills numbers S. 8247-A and A.
   10673, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
 
   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, as added by a chapter of the laws  of  2020  amending  the
 social  services law relating to using supplemental nutrition assistance
 program benefits to purchase online groceries and to the  state  supple-
 mental  nutrition  assistance  program  outreach program, as proposed in
 legislative bills numbers S. 8247-A and A. 10673, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   (b) [The] SUBJECT TO AN ONLINE FOOD PURCHASING PROGRAM OPERATED BY THE
 UNITED  STATES  DEPARTMENT  OF  AGRICULTURE,  FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE
 (USDA), THE office shall promptly seek ANY necessary  [federal  approval
 needed to enter into an agreement with all grocery retailers prepared to
 offer   SNAP  online  purchasing  or  subsequently  available  programs]
 APPROVALS FROM THE USDA 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
 WORK WITH THE USDA TO  develop  a  plan  SEEKING  to  maximize  RETAILER
 PARTICIPATION  IN THE USDA'S SNAP online purchasing [options] PROGRAM in
 the state. The office shall periodically review THE PLAN and revise  the
 plan  AS  NECESSARY.  The  plan,  and any updates of such plan, shall be
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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