Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 20, 2022 |
print number 7672a |
Jan 20, 2022 |
amend and recommit to ways and means |
Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to ways and means |
May 24, 2021 |
reported referred to ways and means |
May 19, 2021 |
referred to social services |
Assembly Bill A7672A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROSENTHAL L
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Andrew Hevesi
2021-A7672 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5574
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Ways And Means
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §131-n, Soc Serv L; amd Part B §153, Chap 436 of 1997
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
A10312, S7787
2017-2018: A245, S1161
2019-2020: A4330, S528
2023-2024: A5689, S2705
2021-A7672 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7672 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 19, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to resource exemptions for applicants for public assistance programs; and to amend part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, constituting the welfare reform act of 1997, in relation to the effectiveness thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 131-n of the social services law, as amended by section 16 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, subdivision 1 as separately amended by chapters 323 and 329 of the laws of 2019 and subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 207 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: § 131-n. Exemption of income and resources. 1. THE RESOURCES IDENTI- FIED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE EXEMPT AND DISREGARDED AT APPLICATION IN CALCULATING THE AMOUNT OF BENEFITS OF ANY APPLICANT FOR ANY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. AT RECERTIFICATION, RESOURCES DELINE- ATED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE TAKEN INTO CONSID- ERATION WHEN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY OR CALCULATING THE AMOUNT OF BENE- FITS OF ANY RECIPIENT FOR ANY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 2. The following resources shall be exempt and disregarded in calcu- lating the amount of benefits of any [household under] APPLICANT FOR any public assistance program: (a) cash and liquid or nonliquid resources up to [two] THREE thousand dollars, or [three] FOUR thousand FIVE HUNDRED dollars in the case of households in which any member is sixty years of age or older, (b) an amount up to [four thousand six hundred] SEVEN THOUSAND fifty dollars in a separate bank account established by an individual while currently in receipt of assistance for the sole purpose of enabling the individual to purchase a first or replacement vehicle for the recipient to seek, obtain or maintain employment, so long as the funds are not used for any other purpose, (c) an amount [up to one thou- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Andrew Hevesi
2021-A7672A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5574
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Ways And Means
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §131-n, Soc Serv L; amd Part B §153, Chap 436 of 1997
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2015-2016:
A10312, S7787
2017-2018: A245, S1161
2019-2020: A4330, S528
2023-2024: A5689, S2705
2021-A7672A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7672--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 19, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to resource exemptions for applicants for public assistance programs; and to amend part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, constituting the welfare reform act of 1997, in relation to the effectiveness thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 131-n of the social services law, as amended by section 16 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, subdivision 1 as separately amended by chapters 323 and 329 of the laws of 2019 and subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 207 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: § 131-n. Exemption of income and resources. 1. THE RESOURCES IDENTI- FIED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE EXEMPT AND DISREGARDED AT APPLICATION IN CALCULATING THE AMOUNT OF BENEFITS OF ANY APPLICANT FOR ANY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. AT RECERTIFICATION, RESOURCES DELINE- ATED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE TAKEN INTO CONSID- ERATION WHEN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY OR CALCULATING THE AMOUNT OF BENE- FITS OF ANY RECIPIENT FOR ANY PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 2. The following resources shall be exempt and disregarded in calcu- lating the amount of benefits of any [household under] APPLICANT FOR any public assistance program: (a) cash and liquid or nonliquid resources up to [two] TEN thousand dollars, or [three] TEN thousand dollars in the case of households in which any member is sixty years of age or older, (b) an amount up to [four thousand six hundred] SEVEN THOUSAND fifty dollars in a separate bank account established by an individual while EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01536-03-2
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