New York S 1281: Enacts into law major components of legislation which are necessary to implement the New York healthy incentive program

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S01281 Summary:

BILL NOS01281 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02567

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SPONSORPERSAUD

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COSPNSRBORRELLO, HELMING, MURRAY, ROLISON, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§95-b & 95-c, amd §95, Soc Serv L

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Establishes the New York healthy incentive program (Part A); automates SNAP and the New York healthy incentive program (Part B); establishes the New York healthy incentive program outreach program (Part C).

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BILL NOS01281 

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01/09/2025REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

02/04/20251ST REPORT CAL.251

02/05/20252ND REPORT CAL.

02/10/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

02/25/2025PASSED SENATE

02/25/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

02/25/2025referred to social services

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1281

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 9, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. PERSAUD, BORRELLO, ROLISON, WEBB -- read twice and
 ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
 Social Services

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing the
 New York healthy incentive program (Part A); to amend the social
 services law, in relation to automating SNAP and the New York healthy
 incentive program (Part B); and to amend the social services law, in
 relation to establishing the New York healthy incentive program
 outreach program (Part C)

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

 1 Section 1. This act enacts into law major components of legislation
 2 which are necessary to implement the New York healthy incentive program.
 3 Each component is wholly contained within a Part identified as Parts A
 4 through C. The effective date for each particular provision contained
 5 within such Part is set forth in the last section of such Part. Any
 6 provision in any section contained within a Part, including the effec-
 7 tive date of the Part, which makes a reference to a section "of this
 8 act", when used in connection with that particular component, shall be
 9 deemed to mean and refer to the corresponding section of the Part in
 10 which it is found. Section three of this act sets forth the general
 11 effective date of this act.

 12 PART A

 13 Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 14 95-b to read as follows:
 15 § 95-b. New York healthy incentive program (NYHIP). 1. Legislative
 16 findings. The legislature hereby finds and declares that healthy food
 17 incentive programs provide significant health, educational, social, and
 18 economic benefits to the general public, especially for those individ-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03901-01-5

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 1 uals who have historically been excluded from access to fresh produce;
 2 in food deserts where access to healthy and affordable food is limited
 3 or where there are no grocery stores; and local farmers who struggle to
 4 compete with imported goods and produce. Furthermore, it is the artic-
 5 ulated public policy of this state to promote and foster growth in the
 6 number of farm to consumer entities accepting supplemental nutrition
 7 assistance benefits and participate in the healthy food incentive
 8 program. The healthy food incentive program provides earned dollars for
 9 supplemental nutrition assistance program recipients to spend on local
 10 healthy food that is fresh and nutritious for those who may be unable to
 11 readily afford or have easy access to fresh fruits and vegetables for
 12 themselves or their families; promotes healthier individual lifestyles
 13 by incentivizing better eating habits; fosters the retention and expan-
 14 sion of farm to consumer entities, particularly in food insecure envi-
 15 ronments; engenders a closer relationship between communities and local
 16 farmers; increases capacity for local farms; and stimulates local econo-
 17 mies. It is therefore the intent of the legislature and the p