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A05515 Summary:

A05515 Actions:

A05515 Committee Votes:

Committee:SOCIAL SERVICES   Chair:Davila      
DATE:05/23/2023AYE/NAY:18/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Davila
Aye
Maher
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Goodell
Aye
Solages
Aye
Simpson
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Beephan
Aye
Eichenstein
Aye
Chang
Aye
Reyes
Aye
Forrest
Aye
Gonzalez-Rojas
Aye
De Los Santos
Aye
Ardila
Aye
Simone
Aye
Raga
Aye
Lee
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:05/07/2024AYE/NAY:32/0  Action: Favorable         
Weinstein
Excused
Ra
Aye
Glick
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Excused
Pretlow
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Colton
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Cook
Aye
Norris
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Walsh
Aye
Ramos
Excused
DeStefano
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
Manktelow
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Smullen
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Magnarelli
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Hyndman
Aye
Walker
Aye
Bichotte Hermel
Aye
Simon
Aye
Cruz
Aye
Fahy
Aye

A05515 Floor Votes:

A05515 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          5515
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 15, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Social Services
 
        AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to defining "closed
          period of eligibility" for purposes of certain  supplemental  security
          income  and including such time period in the eligibility requirements
          of such supplemental security income
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Subdivisions  1,  3,  and 10 of section 208 of the social
     2  services law, as added by chapter 1080 of the laws of 1974, are  amended
     3  and a new subdivision 13 is added to read as follows:
     4    1. "Supplemental security income benefits" shall mean payments made by
     5  the  [secretary  of  the  federal  department  of  health, education and
     6  welfare] federal commissioner of social  security  to  aged,  blind  and
     7  disabled persons pursuant to title sixteen of the federal social securi-
     8  ty act.
     9    3.  The  "[secretary]  commissioner"  shall mean the [secretary of the
    10  federal department of health, education and welfare] federal commission-
    11  er of social security.
    12    10. An "eligible individual" shall mean a person who is or was  eligi-
    13  ble to receive additional state payments pursuant to section two hundred
    14  nine of this title.
    15    13. A "closed period of eligibility" shall refer to a determination of
    16  the social security administration that a person was previously eligible
    17  for  supplemental  security  income benefits for a period of time in the
    18  past, but is no longer eligible at the time such determination  is  made
    19  or at the time the social security administration communicates eligibil-
    20  ity to the office of temporary and disability assistance.
    21    §  2.  Paragraph  (b)  of  subdivision  1 of section 209 of the social
    22  services law, as added by chapter 1080 of the laws of 1974,  is  amended
    23  to read as follows:
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00509-01-3
        A. 5515                             2
 
     1    (b)  A  person  who is properly receiving supplemental security income
     2  benefits, or who has been awarded benefits for a closed period of eligi-
     3  bility, shall be deemed to have met the eligibility  criteria  contained
     4  in  subparagraphs  (i), (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (a) of this subdivi-
     5  sion.
     6    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.