Senate Bill S7591

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing and funding the universal basic income pilot program; appropriation

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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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2023-S7591 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7920
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Appropriations
Laws Affected:
Amd §92-b, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6696
2021-2022: S6552

2023-S7591 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing and funding the universal basic income pilot program; requires the comptroller to establish a universal basic income pilot program to provide 10,000 participants with income of $7,200 for individuals or $14,400 for couples per year for two years; establishes participant criteria; requires a study on the program one year after its conclusion

2023-S7591 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7591 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7591
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to providing  funding
   for  the  universal  basic  income  pilot  program;  establishing  the
   universal basic income pilot program; making an  appropriation  there-
   for;  and  providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration
   thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Universal  basic income pilot program. 1. Notwithstanding
 any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the state  comptroller,  no
 later  than  January  1,  2025, shall establish and implement a two year
 pilot program to demonstrate the economic impacts and  state-level  cost
 savings of a universal basic income.
   2. The pilot program shall include 10,000 participants randomly chosen
 from applicants from across the state. Participants shall agree to fully
 participate  in  the  study  and  analysis of the universal basic income
 pilot program. Participants in the program shall receive $7,200 per year
 for individuals and $14,400 per year for couples. Universal basic income
 received by participants shall not be included in determining  eligibil-
 ity  for  the  supplemental  nutrition  assistance  program or temporary
 assistance for needy families.
   3.  The  comptroller  shall  establish  eligibility  criteria  and   a
 selection process, including but not limited to the following:
   (a) participants shall be within the ages of 21 and 65 years old;
   (b) participants may receive social services from programs such as the
 supplemental  nutrition  assistance  program or temporary assistance for
 needy families;
   (c) participants shall have verifiable employment on  a  part-time  or
 full-time basis; and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11834-01-3
 S. 7591                             2
              

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