New York S 5807: Requires any website or mobile application associated with an electronic benefit transfer system to be offered in the twelve most common non-English languages

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S05807 Summary:

BILL NOS05807A

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SAME ASSAME AS A02332-B

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SPONSORSEPULVEDA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §21-a, Soc Serv L

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Requires any website or mobile application associated with an electronic benefit transfer system to be offered in the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by limited-English proficient individuals in the state, based on data in the most recent American Community Survey published by the United States Census Bureau.

Go to top S05807 Actions:

BILL NOS05807A

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03/03/2025REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

05/07/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO SOCIAL SERVICES

05/07/2025PRINT NUMBER 5807A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

04/20/20261ST REPORT CAL.710

04/21/20262ND REPORT CAL.

04/22/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/29/2026SUBSTITUTED BY A2332B

&nbspA02332 AMEND=B Berger

&nbsp01/16/2025referred to social services

&nbsp02/26/2025amend (t) and recommit to social services

&nbsp02/26/2025print number 2332a

&nbsp04/21/2025amend and recommit to social services

&nbsp04/21/2025print number 2332b

&nbsp04/29/2025reported 

&nbsp05/01/2025advanced to third reading cal.109

&nbsp05/20/2025passed assembly

&nbsp05/20/2025delivered to senate

&nbsp05/20/2025REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

&nbsp01/07/2026DIED IN SENATE

&nbsp01/07/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp01/07/2026ordered to third reading cal.85

&nbsp03/11/2026passed assembly

&nbsp03/11/2026delivered to senate

&nbsp03/11/2026REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

&nbsp04/29/2026SUBSTITUTED FOR S5807A

&nbsp04/29/20263RD READING CAL.710

&nbsp04/29/2026PASSED SENATE

&nbsp04/29/2026RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5807--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services -- commit-
 tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
 mitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring any
 website or mobile application associated with an electronic benefit
 transfer system to be offered in the twelve most common non-English
 languages

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

 1 Section 1. Section 21-a of the social services law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
 3 3. (a) Any companion website or mobile application associated with an
 4 electronic benefit transfer system implemented pursuant to this section
 5 that is accessible by benefit recipients shall be made available in the
 6 twelve most common non-English languages spoken by limited-English
 7 proficient individuals in the state, based on data in the most recent
 8 American Community Survey published by the United States Census Bureau.
 9 (b) Any companion website or mobile application associated with an
 10 electronic benefit transfer system implemented pursuant to this section
 11 that is accessible by benefit recipients shall provide for the trans-
 12 lation of any documents made available for viewing on such companion
 13 website or mobile application in the twelve most common non-English
 14 languages spoken by limited-English proficient individuals in the state,
 15 based on data in the most recent American Community Survey published by
 16 the United States Census Bureau.
 17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 18 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 19 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 20 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 21 on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05621-06-5

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