New York S 9290: Establishes a state SNAP minimum benefit enhancement program for senior New Yorkers

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S09290 Summary:

BILL NOS09290 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §95-b, Soc Serv L

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Establishes a state SNAP minimum benefit enhancement program for senior New Yorkers.

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BILL NOS09290 

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02/25/2026REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9290

 IN SENATE

 February 25, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to establishing a
 state SNAP minimum benefit enhancement program for senior New Yorkers

 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 95-b to read as follows:
 3 § 95-b. State senior supplemental nutrition assistance program minimum
 4 benefit enhancement program. 1. As used in this section, the following
 5 terms shall have the following meanings:
 6 (a) "Senior" means a New York resident who is aged sixty years or
 7 older;
 8 (b) "SNAP" means the supplemental nutrition assistance program estab-
 9 lished pursuant to section ninety-five of this title; and
 10 (c) "Eligible household" means a household with a senior that is
 11 certified to receive a federal SNAP benefit.
 12 2. The office of temporary and disability assistance shall establish a
 13 state senior SNAP minimum benefit enhancement program. Under such
 14 program, the office shall distribute to each eligible household a month-
 15 ly state SNAP benefit of an additional fifty dollars in addition to the
 16 federal SNAP monthly benefit, subject to available state and federal
 17 funds. This program shall be subject to the same state rules and proce-
 18 dures for implementing the federal SNAP to the greatest extent possible,
 19 including, but not limited to, distributing the state SNAP benefit using
 20 the program's electronic benefit transfer system and requiring that
 21 benefits be used solely for the purchase of food as defined in 7 U.S.C.
 22 s. 2012.
 23 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14956-01-6

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