New York A 8705: Relates to the Nourish New York program and the hunger prevention and nutrition assistance program

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A08705 Summary:

BILL NOA08705 

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SAME ASSAME AS S08199

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SPONSORVanel

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Directs the department of financial services to conduct a study on the banking development district program and to make recommendations to improve such program.

Go to top A08705 Actions:

BILL NOA08705 

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05/30/2025referred to banks

06/04/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

05/29/2026reported referred to rules

05/29/2026reported 

05/29/2026rules report cal.268

05/29/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.268

05/29/2026substituted by s8199

&nbspS08199 AMEND= SANDERS

&nbsp05/20/2025REFERRED TO BANKS

&nbsp05/27/20251ST REPORT CAL.1289

&nbsp05/28/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp05/29/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp06/05/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/05/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/05/2025referred to ways and means

&nbsp01/07/2026died in assembly

&nbsp01/07/2026returned to senate

&nbsp01/07/2026REFERRED TO BANKS

&nbsp04/28/20261ST REPORT CAL.856

&nbsp04/29/20262ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp05/04/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp05/11/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/11/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/11/2026referred to ways and means

&nbsp05/29/2026substituted for a8705

&nbsp05/29/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.268

Go to topA08705 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:BANKS Chair:Vanel 
DATE:06/04/2025AYE/NAY:23/7 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means VanelAyeBolognaAye

WeprinAyeMikulinNay

TaylorExcusedSmullenNay

SternAyeFitzpatrickAye

SayeghAyeLemondesNay

BurkeAyeDiPietroNay

AndersonAyeChangNay

MitaynesAyeChludzinskiNay

SeptimoAyeMolitorNay

TapiaAye

De Los SantosAye

CunninghamAye

LeeAye

RagaAye

BurdickAye

DaisAye

JacksonAye

TorresAye

HooksAye

WiederAye

WrightAye

YegerAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:05/29/2026AYE/NAY:20/10 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyePalmesanoNay

GlickAyeFitzpatrickNay

ColtonAyeHawleyNay

CookExcusedBlankenbushNay

BenedettoAyeWalshNay

WeprinAyeDeStefanoNay

RamosAbsentManktelowNay

BraunsteinAyeSmullenNay

McDonaldAyeGiglioNay

RozicAbsentSlaterNay

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAbsent

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

SeptimoAye

HevesiAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:05/29/2026AYE/NAY:26/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedRaAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeBrabenecAye

DinowitzAyePalmesanoAye

ColtonAyeReillyAye

MagnarelliAyeSmithAye

PaulinAyeJensenAye

Peoples-StokesExcusedGandolfoAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicExcused

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorExcused

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA08705 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA08705 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8705

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Banks

 AN ACT to direct the department of financial services to conduct a study
 on the banking development district program and to make recommenda-
 tions to improve such program

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

 1 Section 1. The superintendent of financial services is hereby author-
 2 ized and directed to prepare or have prepared a study of the banking
 3 development district program and to provide recommendations to improve
 4 this program for the purpose of making financial services accessible to
 5 unbanked and underbanked communities and households. Such study shall
 6 include, but not be limited to:
 7 1. analysis of the location and demographics of underbanked communi-
 8 ties and households in New York state and the causes of underbanked
 9 communities and households in New York state;
 10 2. review of the banking development district program listing all the
 11 participating financial institutions and their local economic impact,
 12 including number of loans and customers; and
 13 3. recommendations on how it could be improved and increase the number
 14 of participating f