New York A 5737: Increases penalties for the crimes of criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions and criminal sale of a prescription

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A05737 Summary:

BILL NOA05737 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05129

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SPONSORHyndman

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §95, Soc Serv L

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Requires food distributors that accept SNAP benefits to establish a mechanism to apply available coupons or discounts to purchases made by eligible recipients of SNAP benefits without such recipient being required to provide a physical coupon.

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BILL NOA05737 

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02/20/2025referred to social services

01/07/2026referred to social services

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5737

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Social Services

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring food
 distributors that accept SNAP benefits to establish a mechanism to
 apply coupons to purchases made by eligible recipients of SNAP bene-
 fits

 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) Any food distributor that accepts SNAP benefits shall estab-
 4 lish a mechanism to apply any available coupons or discounts to
 5 purchases made by eligible recipients of SNAP benefits.
 6 (b) Any such available coupons or discounts shall be automatically
 7 applied when a customer makes a purchase using SNAP. An eligible recipi-
 8 ent of SNAP benefits shall not be required to provide a physical coupon
 9 in order to receive the discount from such coupon.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06075-01-5

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