New York S 1465: Requires the implementation of an electronic benefit transfer system

Status: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE (as of 2026-01-20)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 1465

Sponsors: José M. Serrano, Christopher Ryan, Dean Murray, Gustavo Rivera, James Skoufis, Jeremy Cooney, Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, John Liu, Julia Salazar, Kristen Gonzalez, Sam Sutton, Stephen T. Chan

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S01465 Summary:

BILL NOS01465 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00699

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SPONSORSERRANO

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COSPNSRCHAN, COONEY, GONZALEZ, LIU, MURRAY, RIVERA, RYAN C, SALAZAR, SCARCELLA-SPANTON, SKOUFIS, SUTTON

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §95, Soc Serv L

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Requires the implementation of an electronic benefit transfer system using industry-standard commercial electronic funds transfer technology.

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BILL NOS01465 

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01/10/2025REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

05/29/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/29/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1473

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

01/20/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1465

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SERRANO, GONZALEZ, LIU -- 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 implementing an
 electronic benefit transfer system

 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. (a) To the extent not inconsistent with federal law and regu-
 4 lations, not later than June twenty-first, two thousand twenty-seven,
 5 the office shall implement an electronic benefit transfer system using
 6 industry-standard commercial electronic funds transfer technology,
 7 including, at a minimum, the use of EMV computer chip cards.
 8 (b) The office shall upgrade the electronic benefit system as required
 9 pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision as soon as practicable.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00986-01-5

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