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Feb 17, 2016 |
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Senate Bill S6761
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S6761 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §§163-b & 163-c, Exec L; add §25, Gen Muni L
2015-S6761 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6761 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the executive law and the general municipal law, in relation to the use of supplemental nutritional assistance program benefits and public benefit cards PURPOSE : To improve public health and promote better nutrition by limiting the use of public benefit EBT cards only for items that are determined to be essentials. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends the Executive Law by adding two new sections. These provisions require that any state entity issuing a public benefit card to an individual for the purpose of subsidizing the cost of food for such person or his or her family, shall ensure that such cards are used only to purchase food and beverage items that have been declared exempt by the Department of Taxation and Finance. Additionally, the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance must establish a list of luxury food items for which the use of supplemental nutritional assistance program benefits or public benefit cards is prohibited. Section 2 amends the General Municipal Law by adding a new section requiring that any municipality issuing a public benefit card to an
2015-S6761 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6761 I N S E N A T E February 17, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law and the general municipal law, in relation to the use of supplemental nutritional assistance program benefits and public benefit cards THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding two new sections 163-b to 163-c to read as follows: S 163-B. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF PUBLIC BENEFIT CARDS. ANY STATE ENTITY THAT ISSUES A PUBLIC BENEFIT CARD TO AN INDIVIDUAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBSIDIZING THE COST OF FOOD FOR SUCH PERSON OR HIS OR HER FAMILY, SHALL ENSURE THAT SUCH CARDS MAY ONLY BE USED TO PURCHASE FOOD AND BEVERAGE ITEMS THAT ARE NOT DEEMED LUXURY FOOD ITEMS BY THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE AND HAVE BEEN DECLARED EXEMPT FROM TAXATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE. S 163-C. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS. THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE SHALL ESTABLISH A LIST OF LUXURY FOOD ITEMS FOR WHICH THE USE OF SUPPLE- MENTAL NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS OR PUBLIC BENEFIT CARDS UNDER SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE-B OF THIS ARTICLE AND SECTION TWENTY-FIVE OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW SHALL BE PROHIBITED. S 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 25 to read as follows: S 25. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF PUBLIC BENEFIT CARDS. ANY MUNICIPAL ENTI- TY THAT ISSUES A PUBLIC BENEFIT CARD TO AN INDIVIDUAL FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBSIDIZING THE COST OF FOOD FOR SUCH PERSON OR HIS OR HER FAMILY, SHALL ENSURE THAT SUCH CARDS MAY ONLY BE USED TO PURCHASE FOOD AND BEVERAGE ITEMS THAT ARE NOT DEEMED LUXURY FOOD ITEMS BY THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE AND HAVE BEEN DECLARED EXEMPT FROM TAXATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE. S 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13513-02-6
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