New York A 2424: 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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A02424 Summary:

BILL NOA02424 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01624

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SPONSORHawley

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COSPNSRDeStefano, Gallahan, Giglio, Lemondes, Manktelow, Tague

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MLTSPNSRAngelino

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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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BILL NOA02424 

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01/16/2025referred to social services

01/07/2026referred to social services

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2424

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred 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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