Exempts certain income for the purpose of determining aid provided pursuant to public assistance programs

Latest action Apr 27, 2026

Exempts aid derived from funding from childcare stabilization grants, childcare desert funding, or other non-recurring funding, issued by the office of children and family services to childcare providers from income for the purpose of determining aid provided pursuant to public assistance programs.

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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 A1279, 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.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To exempt income derived from childcare funding from an individual childcare provider's income when determining benefits

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

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateApr 27, 2026Result: passed
(60) (0) (0) (3)
Vote: Committee vote · Social Services
Senate Social ServicesApr 20, 2026Result: passed
(6) (0) (0) (1)
Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateMay 14, 2025Result: passed
(57) (0) (0) (5)
Vote: Committee vote · Social Services
Senate Social ServicesJan 22, 2025Result: passed
(7) (0) (0) (0)

Cosponsors

Samra Brouk

Democratic1

Samra Brouk

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why Jeremy Cooney says this is needed

Many homebased childcare providers are not set up as a corporate entity. Due to this, funding issued by OCFS within the state budget to stabilize providers and grow the number of providers in the state has been deemed income for many of these providers, causing their income to artificially increase and disqualify them from certain government programs. These were non-recurring payments which were reinvested back in their programs for Covid-19 supplies, staff, and other items. This legislation would exempt these payments from being considered income when calculating public assistance benefits.

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

Apr 27, 2026
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Apr 27, 2026
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Apr 27, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
NY Assembly
Apr 22, 2026
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Apr 21, 2026
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate

Show full history (12 earlier events)

Apr 20, 2026
1ST Report CAL.709
1ST REPORT CAL.709
NY Senate
Jan 7, 2026
Died in Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
NY Assembly
Jan 7, 2026
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
NY Senate
May 14, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
May 14, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
May 14, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
NY Assembly
Jan 28, 2025
Advanced to Third Reading
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
NY Senate
Jan 27, 2025
2ND Report CAL.
2ND REPORT CAL.
NY Senate
Jan 22, 2025
1ST Report CAL.138
1ST REPORT CAL.138
NY Senate
Jan 15, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
NY Senate
Jan 9, 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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