New York S 7315: Allows for SNAP benefits to be used to purchase menstrual products

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S07315 Summary:

BILL NOS07315 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08246

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SPONSORHINCHEY

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COSPNSRBROUK, COONEY, SUTTON

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §95, Soc Serv L

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Allows for SNAP benefits to be used to purchase menstrual products including, but not limited to, sanitary napkins, tampons and panty liners.

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BILL NOS07315 

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04/09/2025REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

05/29/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/29/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1502

06/06/2025PASSED SENATE

06/06/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/06/2025referred to social services

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7315

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- 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 allowing for
 SNAP benefits to be used to purchase menstrual products

 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 and to
 4 the extent not inconsistent with federal law and regulations, the
 5 department shall, within ninety days after the effective date of this
 6 subdivision, apply for a waiver or request authorization from the feder-
 7 al government to ensure that supplemental nutrition assistance program
 8 (SNAP) benefits are able to be used for menstrual products including,
 9 but not limited to, sanitary napkins, tampons and panty liners.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that section one
 11 of this act shall take effect only upon the occurrence of the waiver or
 12 authorization from the federal government provided for in such section;
 13 provided further that the office of temporary and disability assistance
 14 shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon the occur-
 15 rence of such waiver or authorization in order that the commission may
 16 maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text
 17 of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the
 18 provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the
 19 public officers law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11609-01-5

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