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Assembly Bill A9134

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires food distributors that accept SNAP benefits to establish a mechanism to apply coupons to purchases made by eligible recipients of SNAP benefits

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2023-A9134 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8552
Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §95, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A5737, S5129

2023-A9134 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires food distributors that accept SNAP benefits to establish a mechanism to apply available coupons or discounts to purchases made by eligible recipients of SNAP benefits without such recipient being required to provide a physical coupon.

2023-A9134 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9134
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  requiring  food
   distributors  that  accept  SNAP  benefits to establish a mechanism to
   apply coupons to purchases made by eligible recipients of  SNAP  bene-
   fits
 
   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.  (A)  ANY FOOD DISTRIBUTOR THAT ACCEPTS SNAP BENEFITS SHALL ESTAB-
 LISH A  MECHANISM  TO  APPLY  ANY  AVAILABLE  COUPONS  OR  DISCOUNTS  TO
 PURCHASES MADE BY ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS OF SNAP BENEFITS.
   (B)  ANY  SUCH  AVAILABLE  COUPONS OR DISCOUNTS SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY
 APPLIED WHEN A CUSTOMER MAKES A PURCHASE USING SNAP. AN ELIGIBLE RECIPI-
 ENT OF SNAP BENEFITS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A PHYSICAL  COUPON
 IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE DISCOUNT FROM SUCH COUPON.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11078-01-3

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