Assembly Bill A10130

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Allows for SNAP benefits to be used to purchase menstrual products

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A10130 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §95, Soc Serv L

2023-A10130 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows for SNAP benefits to be used to purchase menstrual products.

2023-A10130 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10130
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 6, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Social Services
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the social services law, in relation to allowing for
   SNAP benefits to be used to purchase menstrual products
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Section 95 of the social services law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
   12. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY AND  TO
 THE  EXTENT  NOT  INCONSISTENT  WITH  FEDERAL  LAW  AND REGULATIONS, THE
 DEPARTMENT SHALL, WITHIN NINETY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION, APPLY FOR A WAIVER OR REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FROM THE FEDER-
 AL  GOVERNMENT  TO ENSURE THAT SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
 (SNAP) BENEFITS ARE ABLE TO BE USED FOR  MENSTRUAL  PRODUCTS  INCLUDING,
 BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, PRODUCTS USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CATCHING MENSTRUA-
 TION AND VAGINAL DISCHARGE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TAMPONS,  PADS,
 AND MENSTRUAL CUPS WHICH CAN BE EITHER DISPOSABLE OR REUSABLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that section one
 of  this act shall take effect only upon the occurrence of the waiver or
 authorization from the federal government provided for in such  section;
 provided  further that the office of temporary and disability assistance
 shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission  upon  the  occur-
 rence  of  such waiver or authorization in order that the commission may
 maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text
 of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating  the
 provisions  of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the
 public officers law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15369-01-4

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