Senate Bill S8881

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the authorized representative of an eligible recipient of SNAP benefits

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Social Services 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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2017-S8881 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10945
Current Committee:
Senate Social Services
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §95, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A2699

2017-S8881 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the authorized representative of an eligible recipient of SNAP benefits, permitting such eligible recipient to authorize third-party software applications, including those not developed in contract with any state or federal agency, to have the ability to access the benefit information of such recipient, including but not limited to, his or her account balance and transaction history.

2017-S8881 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8881 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8881
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 31, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- 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  the  authorized
   representative of an eligible recipient of SNAP 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 7 of section 95 of the  social
 services  law, as separately amended by chapter 41 and section 3 of part
 A of chapter 57 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "authorized  representative"
 shall  be  defined  in regulations promulgated by the commissioner. SUCH
 REGULATIONS SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO PERMITTING  AN  ELIGIBLE
 RECIPIENT  TO  AUTHORIZE  THIRD  PARTY  SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING
 THOSE NOT DEVELOPED IN CONTRACT WITH ANY STATE  OR  FEDERAL  AGENCY,  TO
 HAVE  THE  ABILITY  TO ACCESS THE BENEFIT INFORMATION OF SUCH RECIPIENT,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HIS OR HER ACCOUNT BALANCE AND TRANSACTION
 HISTORY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law.    Effective  immediately, the addition, amendment
 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
 of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed 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.
                                                            LBD15686-02-8

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