Assembly Bill A8938

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires that two electronic benefit transfer credit or debit cards be available to certain households receiving special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC) benefits

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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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2025-A8938 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §21-a, Soc Serv L

2025-A8938 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that any electronic benefit transfer services for special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC) benefits shall ensure that two electronic benefit transfer credit or debit cards are issued for use by any recipient household having more than one parent or guardian residing in the household on a full-time basis.

2025-A8938 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8938
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Social Services
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring that
   two electronic benefit transfer credit or debit  cards  be  issued  to
   certain  households  receiving  special supplemental nutrition program
   for women, infants and children (WIC) benefits
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  1 of section 21-a of the
 social services law, as added by chapter 376 of the  laws  of  2022,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (b)  Any  electronic benefit transfer services for supplemental nutri-
 tion assistance program (SNAP)  benefits  OR  FOR  SPECIAL  SUPPLEMENTAL
 NUTRITION  PROGRAM  FOR WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN (WIC) BENEFITS shall
 ensure that two electronic benefit transfer credit or  debit  cards  are
 issued for use by any recipient household having more than one parent or
 guardian  residing  in the household on a full-time basis, provided that
 at least two parents or guardians residing in the household, or a combi-
 nation thereof, qualify for benefits pursuant to this chapter.  No  card
 shall  be  issued  to  any  person under the age of eighteen unless such
 person is a parent or guardian of a  minor  child.  The  issuance  of  a
 second card shall be consistent with federal requirements and is subject
 to the request and approval by the head of household and shall not enti-
 tle  the recipients to any additional benefits. Benefit recipients shall
 not be required to accept or utilize both cards.  The  department  shall
 notify  existing  and  future  benefit recipients of the availability of
 multiple cards.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 tation  of  this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 completed on or before such effective date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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