New York A 5417: Creates a commission to reform public assistance benefits

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A05417 Summary:

BILL NOA05417 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORMaher

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 11-A §§500 - 502, Soc Serv L

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Creates a commission to reform public assistance benefits to conduct a study to examine the current payment method for public assistance benefits and to identify any and all income levels that exist where an individual or family would become ineligible for any public assistance benefit.

Go to top A05417 Actions:

BILL NOA05417 

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02/14/2025referred to social services

01/07/2026referred to social services

05/27/2026held for consideration in social services

Go to topA05417 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:SOCIAL SERVICES Chair:Davila 
DATE:05/27/2026AYE/NAY:11/5 Action: Held for Consideration DavilaAyeMolitorNay

SolagesAyeSimpsonNay

EichensteinAyeMcDonoughExcused

ReyesAyeFriendNay

ForrestAyeBaileyNay

Gonzalez-RojasAye

De Los SantosAye

RagaExcused

BergerNay

ValdezAye

RomeroAye

O'PharrowAye

MorenoAye

Go to topA05417 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA05417 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5417

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. MAHER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Social Services

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to creating the
 Commission to Reform Public Assistance Benefits

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

 1 Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new article
 2 11-A to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 11-A
 4 COMMISSION TO REFORM PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BENEFITS
 5 Section 500. Definitions.
 6 501. Commission to reform public assistance benefits.
 7 502. Powers and duties of the commission.
 8 § 500. Definitions. As used in this article:
 9 1. "Commission" shall mean the commission to reform public assistance
 10 benefits established pursuant to this article.
 11 2. "Public assistance benefits" shall include family assistance, safe-
 12 ty net assistance, veteran assistance, medical assistance for needy
 13 persons, institutional care for adults, child care granted at public
 14 expense, and any other form of governmental assistance for individuals
 15 and/or families as determined by the commission.
 16 3. "Real take-home pay" shall mean the total amount of income for an
 17 individual and/or family when including public assistance benefits,
 18 salary earned through employment and any other form of compensation.
 19 § 501. Commission to reform public assistance benefits. 1. There is
 20 hereby created the commission to reform public assistance benefits,
 21 which shall consist of the following seventeen members who shall be
 22 appointed within thirty days after the effective date of this section:
 23 a. The commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assist-
 24 ance or their designee and who shall serve as the chairperson of the
 25 commission;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05836-01-5

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 1 b. The commissioner of the office of children and family services or
 2 their designee;
 3 c. The commissioner of labor or their designee;
 4 d. The commissioner of health or their designee;
 5 e. The director of the division of budget or their designee;
 6 f. Three members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
 7 g. Three members appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
 8 h. Three members appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
 9 i. Three members appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.
 10 2. No member of the commission shall be disqualified from holding any
 11 public office or employment, nor shall a member forfeit any such office
 12 or employment by virtue of such member's appointment pursuant to this
 13 article. Members of the commission shall receive no compensation for
 14 their service, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
 15 incurred in the performance of their functions pursuant to this article.
 16 A member of the commission may be removed by the appointing authority
 17 only for good cause, after notice and opport