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Senate bill · S182 (2025-26)

Increases the federal poverty level requirement for recipients where it concerns the one-time disregard of earned income

Latest action May 18, 2026

New York State Senate

Same as A4317, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Sponsor

Roxanne J. Persaud

State Senator, District 19 · Democratic

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Summary

Increases the federal poverty level requirement for recipients where it concerns the one-time disregard of earned income following job entry.

Summary from NY Open Legislation. How we handle summaries

Amends the Social Services Law.

From NY Open Legislation, the NY Senate and Assembly, and official rosters. This record was last updated Nov 1, 2026. About our data

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Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

The bill increases the Federal Poverty Level income limit from two hundred percent to four hundred percent with regard to the one-time, six-month earned income disregard for job entrants having completed a public assistance employment training program, as enacted in the FY 2023-2024 budget, as originally proposed in S.2144 (Persaud).

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

Where it stands

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

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Social Services · New York State Assembly

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

Cosponsors

Carrie Woerner, James Sanders Jr. and 2 more on Agora

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  • Democratic4

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The sponsor's argument

Why Roxanne J. Persaud says this is needed

Many public assistance recipients who are working to attain greater self-sufficiency encounter economic barriers as their rising incomes disqualify them from various benefits. Such benefits include,but are not limited to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid, childcare and rental assistance. When a household no longer qualifies for benefits (even with minimum wage incomes), the costs associated with purchasing healthcare and paying for childcare are often too great and can thus deter some recipients from fully re-entering the workforce. Under this legislation, individuals entering the paid workforce after participating in a qualified state or federal job training program (or welfare-to-work program) would be allowed to continue receiving benefits alongside earned income for a maximum of six months. This would allow recipients to save earned income in an amount exceeding state statutory limits so that recipients can absorb future expenses that will increase as a result of disqualification from various federal and state benefits. The Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance has implemented a similar program.

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.

Recorded votes

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateMay 18, 2026Result: passed

    (60) (0) (0) (3)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Finance

    Senate FinanceMay 12, 2026Result: passed

    (20) (0) (0) (2)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Social Services

    Senate Social ServicesJan 20, 2026Result: passed

    (7) (0) (0) (0)

  • Vote: Floor vote

    NY SenateJun 10, 2025Result: passed

    (58) (0) (0) (5)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Finance

    Senate FinanceMar 11, 2025Result: passed

    (20) (1) (0) (1)

  • Vote: Committee vote · Social Services

    Senate Social ServicesJan 22, 2025Result: passed

    (7) (0) (0) (0)

Full history

  1. May 18, 2026

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  2. May 18, 2026

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  3. May 18, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  4. May 14, 2026

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  5. May 13, 2026

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

Show full history (15 earlier events)
  1. May 12, 2026

    1ST Report CAL.1035

    1ST REPORT CAL.1035

    NY Senate

  2. Jan 20, 2026

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  3. Jan 7, 2026

    Died in Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

    NY Assembly

  4. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

    NY Senate

  5. Jan 7, 2026

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  6. Jun 10, 2025

    Sent to the executive

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

    NY Senate

  7. Jun 10, 2025

    Passed a chamber

    PASSED SENATE

    NY Senate

  8. Jun 10, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  9. Mar 13, 2025

    Advanced to Third Reading

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

    NY Senate

  10. Mar 12, 2025

    2ND Report CAL.

    2ND REPORT CAL.

    NY Senate

  11. Mar 11, 2025

    1ST Report CAL.522

    1ST REPORT CAL.522

    NY Senate

  12. Feb 25, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    NY Assembly

  13. Feb 4, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

    NY Assembly

  14. Jan 22, 2025

    Reported out of committee

    REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

    NY Senate

  15. Jan 8, 2025

    Referred to committee

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

    NY Senate