New York A 2544: De-criminalizes the personal possession of marihuana; relates to certain pleas; specifies requirements with respect to bills affecting correctional populations

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A02544 Summary:

BILL NOA02544 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORDavila

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §152-e, Soc Serv L

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Requires the office of temporary and disability assistance to establish a universal benefits form for individuals seeking public assistance.

Go to top A02544 Actions:

BILL NOA02544 

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01/17/2025referred to social services

01/28/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA02544 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:SOCIAL SERVICES Chair:Davila 
DATE:01/28/2025AYE/NAY:17/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means DavilaAyeMolitorAye

SolagesAyeSimpsonAye

EichensteinAyeMcDonoughExcused

ReyesAyeFriendAye

ForrestAyeBaileyAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

De Los SantosAye

SimoneAye

RagaAye

BergerAye

ValdezAye

RomeroAye

O'PharrowAye

Go to topA02544 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA02544 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2544

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 17, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing a
 universal benefits form for individuals seeking public assistance

 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 section
 2 152-e to read as follows:
 3 § 152-e. Universal benefits form. 1. Notwithstanding any other
 4 provision of law to the contrary, the office of temporary and disability
 5 assistance shall establish a universal application form to be used by
 6 individuals applying for public assistance benefits. Such form shall be
 7 used to determine eligibility for all benefits administered by the
 8 office.
 9 2. Such universal benefits form shall list all information and ques-
 10 tions on such form in a manner that would permit eligibility for all
 11 public assistance benefits administered by the office of temporary and
 12 disability assistance, as may be appropriate, or required by law, rule
 13 or regulation.
 14 3. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, local social
 15 services districts shall provide all applicants for public assistance
 16 with the universal benefits form.
 17 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, subse-
 18 quent to the effective date of this section, the office of temporary and
 19 disability assistance shall review the universal benefits form, not less
 20 than once every six months, and shall add any additional information to
 21 the form as may be appropriate or required by law, rule or regulation.
 22 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 23 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
 24 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
 25 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
 26 completed on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04565-01-5

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