| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2024 |
referred to social services |
Senate Bill S8552
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services Committee
Actions
2023-S8552 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9134
- Current Committee:
- Senate Social Services
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §95, Soc Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
-
S5129, A5737
2023-S8552 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8552
SPONSOR: COMRIE
TITLE OF BILL:
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 benefits
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this bill is to mandate that any stores that produce, use
or honor coupons create a system to automatically apply such discounted
benefits towards individuals using SNAP without having the physical
coupons.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
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 establish a
2023-S8552 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8552
I N S E N A T E
February 13, 2024
___________
Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee 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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