NY State Senate Bill 2021-S5890

Senate Bill S5890

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Directs the New York state comptroller to conduct a feasibility study on implementing a universal basic income program

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2021-S5890 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:: Comptroller
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S6691
2023-2024: S7349

2021-S5890 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the New York state comptroller to conduct a feasibility study on implementing a universal basic income program; requires the state comptroller, in conjunction with the division of budget and New York city comptroller, to conduct a study on implementing a universal basic income program that provides individuals or households with an annual income of less than $80,000 per year with $7,200 per year for individuals and $14,400 per year for couples.

2021-S5890 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5890

SPONSOR: PARKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act directing the New York state comptroller to conduct a feasibility
study on implementing a universal basic income program

 
PURPOSE:

This bill will authorize and direct the Office of the New York State
Comptroller to study and report on the feasibility of implementing a
universal basic income program in New York State.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

1. The act shall direct the Office of the New York State Comptroller to
study the feasibility of implanting a universal basic income program in
the State of New York. This study will analyze the effects of providing
a universal basic income to individuals and families making less than
$80,000 annually. The universal basic income program would consist of

providing $7,200 per individual, or $14,400 to couples/families. The
study will also evaluate the funding sources of such a program.

2. The state comptroller shall compile the findings of the report and
send it to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the
speaker of the assembly.

3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

According to the US Census Bureau's latest data, approximately 14
percent of New York State's population lives in poverty. This alludes to
how many of the people in the state are struggling financially. In
today's times, many people are having to work multiple, low paying, and
unskilled jobs. Most times, there is no personal and professional growth
for these individuals in said jobs.

In the present day, there are over 500,000 residents across New York
State who receive some sort of public assistance. Which alludes to the
fact that, people's basic financial necessities are not being met in the
status quo. This helps address the issue of poverty in a direct way,
which is to provide money, which will cushion their financial burdens.

To this end, the data this study will be invaluable to the state govern-
ment's plan of action moving forward with a potential Universal Basic
Income Program.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019-20: S.6691- Referred to Investigations and Gov't Ops.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S5890 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5890
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT directing the New York state comptroller to conduct a feasibility
   study on implementing a universal basic income program

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  New  York state comptroller, in conjunction with the
 division of budget and the New York city comptroller,  shall  conduct  a
 feasibility study and prepare a report on implementing a universal basic
 income  program in New York state. Such study will analyze the potential
 economic impacts and costs of a  universal  basic  income  program  that
 provides  individuals  or households, with an annual income of less than
 $80,000 per year, with $7,200 per year for individuals and  $14,400  per
 year  for  couples.  Such  study  shall  also evaluate potential funding
 sources for such program.
   § 2. Within one year of the effective date of this act, the  New  York
 state  comptroller shall issue a report of the findings of the feasibil-
 ity study to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the
 speaker of the assembly.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10221-01-1

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