New York S 5129: Relates to instituting additional ballot accountability practices

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S05129 Summary:

BILL NOS05129 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05737

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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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 NOS05129 

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02/19/2025REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5129

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 19, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- 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 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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