Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 13, 2024 |
signed chap.78 delivered to governor |
Feb 07, 2024 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.176 substituted for s8022 |
Feb 05, 2024 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly |
Feb 01, 2024 |
advanced to third reading cal.291 |
Jan 30, 2024 |
reported |
Jan 04, 2024 |
referred to social services |
Assembly Bill A8488
Signed By Governor2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SOLAGES
Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2023-A8488 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S8022
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §131-ss, Soc Serv L (as proposed in S.4548 & A.4876)
2023-A8488 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to automated identification of OTDA assistance program participants; identifies entities to be defined as a "utility corporation"; requires utility corporations to administer secure transmission of participant data; requires utility corporations to conduct automated file matching with OTDA assistance program participant accounts
2023-A8488 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8488 I N A S S E M B L Y January 4, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to automated iden- tification of OTDA assistance program participants THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 131-ss of the social services law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2023 relating to providing for the automated identification of affordability program participants, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4548 and A. 4876, is amended to read as follows: § 131-ss. Automated identification of [affordability] OTDA ASSISTANCE program participants. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) "Commissioner" shall mean the commissioner of the office of tempo- rary and disability assistance. (b) "OFFICE" OR "OTDA" SHALL MEAN THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABIL- ITY ASSISTANCE. (C) "[Affordability] OTDA ASSISTANCE program participant" shall mean a household that is determined to be eligible by the [appropriate agency] OFFICE for any of the following programs, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE OFFICE MAY REQUIRE WRITTEN CONSENT FROM OTDA ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PARTIC- IPANTS BEFORE USING DATA OBTAINED FROM ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (i) Public assistance; (ii) [Supplemental security income; (iii) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); (iv) Low income home] HOME energy assistance program[; (v) Veteran's disability pension; (vi) Veteran's surviving spouse pension; (vii) Child health plus; (viii) Lifeline]; and EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01630-03-4 A. 8488 2
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