Relates to the unearned income of a child

Latest action Feb 10, 2026

Relates to the unearned income of a child when the parent or non-parent caregiver chooses to exclude such child from the public assistance household.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

New York State Senate

Same as A691, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Social Services Law.

Committee

Social Services · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Social Services · New York State Senate, Ways and Means · New York State Assembly.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

This bill amends the Social Services Law (SSL) to permit caregivers to exclude children with unearned income from the public assistance house- hold.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Committee vote · Social Services
Senate Social ServicesFeb 10, 2026Result: passed
(5) (2) (0) (0)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 11, 2025Result: passed
(44) (15) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJun 9, 2025Result: passed
(16) (5) (0) (0)
Vote: Committee vote · Social Services
Senate Social ServicesFeb 4, 2025Result: passed
(6) (1) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, Manny De Los Santos and 2 more on Agora

Democratic4

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Roxanne J. Persaud says this is needed

This bill addresses disparities that exist when a minor is named as an applicant for public assistance. Current law requires a minor's parents and any other minor siblings living in the home to also apply for assistance and be included in the household for purposes of determining both eligibility and grant amount. This means that the income of any child, such as child support or social security survivor's benefits, is considered available to the entire household, and reduces the entire grant of the household making far fewer resources available for the care of the child applying for assistance, as well as any other children in the household. This bill would remove that unearned income from the public assistance household.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Feb 10, 2026
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.26
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.26
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
NY Senate
Jun 11, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 11, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate

Show full history (10 earlier events)

Jun 11, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Jun 9, 2025
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 9, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.1602
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1602
NY Senate
Jun 4, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED
NY Assembly
Jun 4, 2025
Rules Report CAL.375
RULES REPORT CAL.375
NY Assembly
May 29, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly
Mar 25, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Feb 4, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
NY Senate
Jan 13, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
NY Senate
Jan 8, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
NY Assembly

About this record

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Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
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