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Senate Bill S9290

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes a state SNAP minimum benefit enhancement program for senior New Yorkers

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2025-S9290 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §95-b, Soc Serv L

2025-S9290 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a state SNAP minimum benefit enhancement program for senior New Yorkers.

2025-S9290 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S9290 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9290
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 25, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- 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  establishing  a
   state SNAP minimum benefit enhancement program for senior New Yorkers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
 95-b to read as follows:
   § 95-B. STATE SENIOR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM MINIMUM
 BENEFIT  ENHANCEMENT  PROGRAM. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "SENIOR" MEANS A NEW YORK RESIDENT WHO  IS  AGED  SIXTY  YEARS  OR
 OLDER;
   (B)  "SNAP" MEANS THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ESTAB-
 LISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-FIVE OF THIS TITLE; AND
   (C) "ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD" MEANS A  HOUSEHOLD  WITH  A  SENIOR  THAT  IS
 CERTIFIED TO RECEIVE A FEDERAL SNAP BENEFIT.
   2. THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE SHALL ESTABLISH A
 STATE  SENIOR  SNAP  MINIMUM  BENEFIT  ENHANCEMENT  PROGRAM.  UNDER SUCH
 PROGRAM, THE OFFICE SHALL DISTRIBUTE TO EACH ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLD A MONTH-
 LY STATE SNAP BENEFIT OF AN ADDITIONAL FIFTY DOLLARS IN ADDITION TO  THE
 FEDERAL  SNAP  MONTHLY  BENEFIT,  SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE STATE AND FEDERAL
 FUNDS. THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME STATE RULES AND  PROCE-
 DURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE FEDERAL SNAP TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE,
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DISTRIBUTING THE STATE SNAP BENEFIT USING
 THE  PROGRAM'S  ELECTRONIC  BENEFIT  TRANSFER  SYSTEM AND REQUIRING THAT
 BENEFITS BE USED SOLELY FOR THE PURCHASE OF FOOD AS DEFINED IN 7  U.S.C.
 S. 2012.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14956-01-6

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