New York A 3489: Authorizes the reissuance of certain benefits in instances of fraud or theft of benefits

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A03489 Summary:

BILL NOA03489 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07224

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SPONSORGonzalez-Rojas

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COSPNSRRozic, Hevesi, Williams, Anderson, Eichenstein, Kim, Mitaynes, Kelles, Simon, Seawright, Tapia,
 Forrest

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§95, 303, 350-j & 159, Soc Serv L

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Authorizes the reissuance of emergency assistance to needy families with children, safety net assistance, SNAP benefits, or emergency assistance for aged, blind and disabled persons in instances of fraud or theft of benefits.

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BILL NOA03489 

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01/28/2025referred to social services

01/07/2026referred to social services

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3489

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 28, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. GONZALEZ-ROJAS, ROZIC, HEVESI, WILLIAMS, ANDER-
 SON, EICHENSTEIN, KIM, MITAYNES, KELLES, SIMON, SEAWRIGHT, TAPIA,
 FORREST -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to reissuing
 certain benefits in instances of fraud or theft of such benefits

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

 1 Section 1. Section 95 of the social services law is amended by adding
 2 a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
 3 12. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
 4 office shall direct social services districts to provide replacement
 5 benefits in instances of fraud or theft of supplemental nutrition
 6 assistance program benefits equal to the value of benefits stolen on or
 7 after January first, two thousand twenty-four within seven days of the
 8 date the victim submits a signed statement documenting the theft, using
 9 funds from the supplemental nutrition assistance program, as authorized
 10 pursuant to Section 501(b)(2) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of
 11 2023, P.L. 117-328, emergency safety net assistance, emergency assist-
 12 ance to families, or emergency assistance to adults, as applicable.
 13 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 303 of the social services law is
 14 amended by adding a new paragraph (p) to read as follows:
 15 (p) In the event of a reported theft of emergency assistance previous-
 16 ly issued pursuant to this section or theft of supplemental nutrition
 17 assistance program benefits, emergency assistance equal to the value of
 18 the stolen benefits shall be provided within seven days of the date the
 19 victim submits a signed statement documenting the theft. Where replace-
 20 ment benefits have been issued pursuant to this paragraph, the district
 21 may require an assignment of any duplicative replacement benefits
 22 authorized by and issued pursuant to Section 501(b)(2) of the Consol-
 23 idated Appropriations Act of 2023, P.L. 117-328 should such replacement
 24 benefits become available at a future time.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07888-01-5

 A. 3489 2

 1 § 3. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 350-j of the social
 2 services law, as amended by section 38 of part B of chapter 436 of the
 3 laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (e) such occurrence or situation could not have been foreseen by the
 5 applicant[,] and was not under [his or her] the applicant's control
 6 [and, in the case of a person receiving public assistance, did not
 7 result from the loss, theft or mismanagement of a regular public assist-
 8 ance grant]; and
 9 § 4. Section 350-j of the social services law is amended by adding a
 10 new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
 11 6. In instances of fraud or theft of benefits occurring on or after
 12 January first, two thousand twenty-four, emergency assistance to needy
 13 families with children benefits shall be issued in an amount equal to
 14 the value of stolen family assistance, emergency assistance to needy
 15 families, pandemic electronic benefit transfer benefits, or supplemental
 16 nutrition assistance program benefits within seven days of the date the
 17 victim submit