New York S 1624: Requires that recipients of public assistance benefits must be residents of the state for at least ninety days prior to applying for such benefits

Status: REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 1624

Sponsors: George Borrello

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S01624 Summary:

BILL NOS01624 

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SAME ASSAME AS A02424

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SPONSORBORRELLO

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §131, Soc Serv L

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Requires that recipients of public assistance benefits must be residents of the state for at least ninety days prior to applying for such benefits.

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01/13/2025REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1624

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 13, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. BORRELLO -- 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 that
 recipients of public assistance benefits must be residents of the
 state for at least ninety days prior to applying for such benefits

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

 1 Section 1. Section 131 of the social services law is amended by adding
 2 a new subdivision 5-b to read as follows:
 3 5-b. No public assistance shall be given to an applicant for public
 4 assistance who has not been a resident of the state for at least ninety
 5 days prior to applying for such assistance.
 6 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 7 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01053-01-5

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