New York A 5434: Establishes a farm savings account program

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A05434 Summary:

BILL NOA05434 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03781

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SPONSORHevesi

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COSPNSRSimon, Epstein, Forrest, Gonzalez-Rojas, Colton, Rosenthal, Kay, Taylor, Weprin, Romero, Brown E,
 Maher, Zaccaro, Levenberg, Jensen

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §398-f, Soc Serv L

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Requires the office of children and family services to provide luggage to youth in foster care; provides that such luggage shall be distributed to social services districts for distribution to foster care youth; requires the office of children and family services to submit an annual report to the governor and the legislature about the distribution of luggage to foster care youth.

Go to top A05434 Actions:

BILL NOA05434 

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02/14/2025referred to children and families

05/20/2025reported referred to ways and means

05/27/2025reported referred to rules

05/29/2025reported 

05/29/2025rules report cal.320

05/29/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.320

05/29/2025substituted by s3781

&nbspS03781 AMEND= BRISPORT

&nbsp01/30/2025REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

&nbsp04/29/20251ST REPORT CAL.725

&nbsp04/30/20252ND REPORT CAL.

&nbsp05/01/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

&nbsp05/22/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp05/22/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp05/22/2025referred to ways and means

&nbsp05/29/2025substituted for a5434

&nbsp05/29/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.320

&nbsp05/29/2025passed assembly

&nbsp05/29/2025returned to senate

&nbsp12/08/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp12/19/2025SIGNED CHAP.684

&nbsp12/19/2025APPROVAL MEMO.64

Go to topA05434 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Chair:Hevesi 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:16/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means HevesiAyeMaherAye

DavilaAyePirozzoloAye

AndersonAyeJensenAye

ClarkAyeBolognaAye

LunsfordAyeMolitorAye

MeeksAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

MitaynesAye

Chandler-WatermAye

LeeAye

LasherExcused

WiederAye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:05/27/2025AYE/NAY:32/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

RamosAyeDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicAyeGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAbsent

SeawrightAye

HyndmanExcused

WalkerExcused

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAye

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:05/29/2025AYE/NAY:27/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineExcused

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaExcused

HyndmanAye

RozicExcused

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA05434 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA05434 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5434

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Children and Families

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring the
 office of children and family services to provide luggage to youth in
 foster care

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

 1 Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 2 398-f to read as follows:
 3 § 398-f. Duty to provide luggage to foster children. 1. Definitions.
 4 For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the
 5 following meanings:
 6 (a) "Demographic information" means race or ethnicity, gender, commu-
 7 nity district, primary language, and any other category the office of
 8 children and family services deems relevant.
 9 (b) "Foster care agency" means the voluntary agency contracted by
 10 social services districts to provide foster care.
 11 (c) "Luggage" means a durable suitcase, duffel bag, backpack, or simi-
 12 lar reusable container that is new or is in new-like condition, and is
 13 designed to hold a