| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jun 01, 2023 | returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1219 substituted for s6944 |
| Jun 01, 2023 | substituted by a7361 |
| May 30, 2023 | advanced to third reading |
| May 24, 2023 | 2nd report cal. |
| May 23, 2023 | 1st report cal.1219 |
| May 16, 2023 | referred to social services |
senate Bill S6944
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Roxanne J. Persaud
(D) 19th Senate District
Current Bill Status Via A7361 - Passed Senate & Assembly
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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S6944 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7361
- Law Section:
- Social Services
- Laws Affected:
- Amd Part B §153, Chap 436 of 1997
S6944 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6944 SPONSOR: PERSAUD TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, constituting the welfare reform act of 1997, in relation to extending the current exemptions of income and resources for public assistance programs PURPOSE OF THE BILL: The bill will extend, for two years, the income and resources exemptions provisions of Social Services Law § 131-n to help ensure that families will not have to divest themselves of certain resources to qualify for public assistance. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section One of the bill will amend subdivision (c) of § 153 of Part 13 of Chapter 436 of the Laws of 1997, constituting the Welfare Reform Act of 1997, to extend the provisions of Social Services Law § 131-n from August 22, 2023 to August 22, 2025.
S6944 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6944
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 16, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. PERSAUD -- (at request of the Office of Temporary and
Disability Assistance) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, constituting the
welfare reform act of 1997, in relation to extending the current
exemptions of income and resources for public assistance programs
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision (c) of section 153 of part B of chapter 436 of
the laws of 1997, constituting the welfare reform act of 1997, as
amended by chapter 165 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as
follows:
(c) Section sixteen of this act shall take effect November 1, 1997 and
expire and be deemed repealed August 22, [2023] 2025;
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
if this act shall have become a law on or after August 22, 2023 this act
shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have been in full
force and effect on and after August 22, 2023.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06996-01-3
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