New York S 8130: Relates to permitting electronic application for absentee ballots

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S08130 Summary:

BILL NOS08130 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07543

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SPONSORGONZALEZ

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§152-d, 95, 303, 350-j & 159, Soc Serv L

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Authorizes the reissuance of SNAP benefits in instances of fraud or theft of such benefits.

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BILL NOS08130 

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05/15/2025REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8130

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. GONZALEZ -- 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 reissuing SNAP
 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 152-d of the social services law, as added by
 2 section 1 of part Y of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023 and subdivision 6
 3 as added by chapter 70 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as
 4 follows:
 5 § 152-d. Replacement of stolen public assistance or SNAP benefits. 1.
 6 Notwithstanding section three hundred fifty-j of this article and subdi-
 7 vision eleven of section one hundred thirty-one of this title, and in
 8 accordance with this section, recipients of public assistance [recipi-
 9 ents] and supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits
 10 shall receive replacement assistance for the loss of public assistance,
 11 as defined in subdivision nineteen of section two of this chapter, or
 12 SNAP benefits, as described in section ninety-five of this chapter, in
 13 instances when such public assistance [has] or SNAP benefits have been
 14 stolen as a result of card skimming, cloning, third party misrepresen-
 15 tation or other similar fraudulent activities, consistent with guidance
 16 issued by the office of temporary and disability assistance.
 17 2. The office of temporary and disability assistance shall establish a
 18 protocol for recipients to report incidents of stolen public assistance
 19 or SNAP benefits. This protocol will be administered by social services
 20 districts pursuant to guidance issued by the office of temporary and
 21 disability assistance.
 22 3. Social services districts shall promptly replace stolen public
 23 assistance or SNAP benefits, however, such replacement shall occur no
 24 later than five business days after the social services district has
 25 verified the public assistance [was] or SNAP benefits were stolen in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10750-01-5

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 1 accordance with guidance established by the office of temporary and
 2 disability assistance consistent with federal and state laws, regu-
 3 lations and guidance, provided, however, that social services districts
 4 shall not ask recipients to obtain a police report or require any other
 5 interaction with law enforcement unless required by federal law, regu-
 6 lation, or guidance for either public assistance or supplemental nutri-
 7 tion assistance program benefits.
 8 4. For public assistance or SNAP benefits that [is] are verified as
 9 stolen, replacement assistance shall be provided by the social services
 10 district in accordance with this section as follows:
 11 (a) the lesser of: (i) the amount of public assistance or SNAP bene-
 12 fits that [was] were stolen; or (ii) the amount of public assistance or
 13 SNAP benefits equal to two months of the monthly allotment of the house-
 14 hold immediately prior to the date upon which the public assistance or
 15 SNAP benefits that [was] were stolen; provided, however, the commission-
 16 er may promulgate regulations for the provision of additional replace-
 17 ment assistance in extenuating circumstances consistent with federal and
 18 state laws, regulations and guidance; and
 19 (b)(i) no more than twice in a federal fiscal year to cover public
 20 assistance stolen on or after January first, tw