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S05402 Summary:
BILL NO | S05402 |
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SAME AS | SAME AS A07817 |
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SPONSOR | PERSAUD |
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COSPNSR | |
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MLTSPNSR | |
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Amd §131-n, Soc Serv L | |
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Exempts certain funds in NY ABLE savings accounts from the calculation of household benefits under public assistance programs. |
S05402 Actions:
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04/29/2019 | REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/07/2019 | REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/14/2019 | COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/14/2019 | ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1387 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/14/2019 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/14/2019 | DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/14/2019 | referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/18/2019 | substituted for a7817 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/18/2019 | ordered to third reading rules cal.291 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2019 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/19/2019 | returned to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/01/2019 | DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/03/2019 | SIGNED CHAP.329 |
S05402 Committee Votes:
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Abbate
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Crespo
ER
Gantt
Yes
LiPetri
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Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Smith
Yes
Ashby
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Glick
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Davila
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
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Stec
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Griffin
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stern
Yes
Barron
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Raynor
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Tague
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
DiPietro
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Jacobson
No
Montesano
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Titus
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Vanel
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Braunstein
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Romeo
Yes
Walczyk
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Walker
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jones
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Norris
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
Yes
Kim
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Kolb
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Salka
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Byrnes
Yes
Finch
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Otis
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Williams
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Friend
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Wright
Yes
Colton
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Schmitt
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cook
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
S05402 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5402 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 29, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERSAUD -- 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 exempting certain funds in a NY ABLE savings account in the calculation of household benefits under public assistance programs The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 131-n of the social services law, 2 as amended by section 1 of part X of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is 3 amended to read as follows: 4 1. The following resources shall be exempt and disregarded in calcu- 5 lating the amount of benefits of any household under any public assist- 6 ance program: (a) cash and liquid or nonliquid resources up to two thou- 7 sand dollars, or three thousand dollars in the case of households in 8 which any member is sixty years of age or older, (b) an amount up to 9 four thousand six hundred fifty dollars in a separate bank account 10 established by an individual while currently in receipt of assistance 11 for the sole purpose of enabling the individual to purchase a first or 12 replacement vehicle for the recipient to seek, obtain or maintain 13 employment, so long as the funds are not used for any other purpose, (c) 14 an amount up to one thousand four hundred dollars in a separate bank 15 account established by an individual while currently in receipt of 16 assistance for the purpose of paying tuition at a two-year or four-year 17 accredited post-secondary educational institution, so long as the funds 18 are not used for any other purpose, (d) the home which is the usual 19 residence of the household, (e) one automobile, up to ten thousand 20 dollars fair market value, through March thirty-first, two thousand 21 seventeen; one automobile, up to eleven thousand dollars fair market 22 value, from April first, two thousand seventeen through March thirty- 23 first, two thousand eighteen; and one automobile, up to twelve thousand 24 dollars fair market value, beginning April first, two thousand eighteen EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11381-01-9S. 5402 2 1 and thereafter, or such other higher dollar value as the local social 2 services district may elect to adopt, (f) one burial plot per household 3 member as defined in department regulations, (g) bona fide funeral 4 agreements up to a total of one thousand five hundred dollars in equity 5 value per household member, (h) funds in an individual development 6 account established in accordance with subdivision five of section three 7 hundred fifty-eight of this chapter and section four hundred three of 8 the social security act [and], (i) for a period of six months, real 9 property which the household is making a good faith effort to sell, in 10 accordance with department regulations and tangible personal property 11 necessary for business or for employment purposes in accordance with 12 department regulations, and (j) funds in a New York achieving a better 13 life experience savings account established in accordance with article 14 eighty-four of the mental hygiene law. If federal law or regulations 15 require the exemption or disregard of additional income and resources in 16 determining need for family assistance, or medical assistance not 17 exempted or disregarded pursuant to any other provision of this chapter, 18 the department may, by regulations subject to the approval of the direc- 19 tor of the budget, require social services officials to exempt or disre- 20 gard such income and resources. Refunds resulting from earned income tax 21 credits shall be disregarded in public assistance programs. 22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 23 the amendments to section 131-n of the social services law made by 24 section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such section 25 and shall be deemed to expire therewith.