New York A 699: Requires the implementation of an electronic benefit transfer system

Status: REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 699

Sponsors: Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, Andrew Hevesi, Chris Burdick, Dana Levenberg, Demond Meeks, Donna Lupardo, Grace Lee, Jo Anne Simon, Kalman Yeger, Keith Brown, Khaleel Anderson, Kwani O'Pharrow, Manny De Los Santos, Marcela Mitaynes, MaryJane Shimsky, Michael Novakhov, Nily Rozic, Sarahana Shrestha, Tony Simone, Yudelka Tapia, Zohran Mamdani

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A00699 Summary:

BILL NOA00699 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01465

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SPONSORGonzalez-Rojas

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COSPNSRRozic, Mitaynes, Mamdani, Hevesi, De Los Santos, Simone, Anderson, Shimsky, Tapia, Lupardo,
 Burdick, Novakhov, Brown K, Shrestha, Yeger, Levenberg, O'Pharrow, Meeks, Lee, Simon

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §95, Soc Serv L

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Requires the implementation of an electronic benefit transfer system using industry-standard commercial electronic funds transfer technology.

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BILL NOA00699 

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01/08/2025referred to social services

01/07/2026referred to social services

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 699

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS, ROZIC, MITAYNES, MAMDANI, HEVESI,
 DE LOS SANTOS, SIMONE, ANDERSON, SHIMSKY -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Social Services

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to implementing an
 electronic benefit transfer system

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 95 of the social services law is amended by adding
 2 a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
 3 12. (a) To the extent not inconsistent with federal law and regu-
 4 lations, not later than June twenty-first, two thousand twenty-seven,
 5 the office shall implement an electronic benefit transfer system using
 6 industry-standard commercial electronic funds transfer technology,
 7 including, at a minimum, the use of EMV computer chip cards.
 8 (b) The office shall upgrade the electronic benefit system as required
 9 pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision as soon as practicable.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00986-01-5

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