New York S 246: Relates to pre-clearance of voting-related regulations and policies

Bill Text

Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Skip to main content 

 New York State Assembly

 Speaker Carl E. Heastie

 --> 
 --> 

 --> 

• 
 Assembly Members 

• 
 Legislative Info 

• 
 Public Hearings 

• 
 Speaker's Press 

• 
 Assembly Reports 

• 
 Committees & More 

• Bill Search Home
• Laws
• Legislative Calendar
• Public Hearing Schedule
• Assembly Calendars
• Assembly Committee Agenda 

 Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. 

 Bill No.: 

• Summary 
• Actions 
• Committee&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
S00246 Summary:

BILL NOS00246 

&nbsp

SAME ASSAME AS A02500

&nbsp

SPONSORPERSAUD

&nbsp

COSPNSRCOONEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, SALAZAR, SCARCELLA-SPANTON

&nbsp

MLTSPNSR

&nbsp

Amd §131-n, Soc Serv L; amd Part B §153, Chap 436 of 1997

&nbsp

Relates to resource exemptions for applicants for public assistance programs; amends the Welfare Reform Act in relation to the effectiveness thereof.

Go to top S00246 Actions:

BILL NOS00246 

&nbsp

01/08/2025REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

01/22/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

Go to topS00246 Committee&nbspVotes:

Go to topS00246 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topS00246 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 246

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. PERSAUD, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, SALAZAR -- 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 resource
 exemptions for applicants for public assistance programs; and to amend
 part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, constituting the welfare
 reform act of 1997, in relation to the effectiveness thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Section 131-n of the social services law, as amended by
 2 section 16 of part B of chapter 436 of the laws of 1997, subdivision 1
 3 as amended by section 5 of part U of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022 and
 4 subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 207 of the laws of 2001, is amended
 5 to read as follows:
 6 § 131-n. Exemption of income and resources. 1. The resources identi-
 7 fied in subdivision two of this section shall be exempt and disregarded
 8 at application in calculating the amount of benefits of any applicant
 9 for any public assistance program. At recertification, resources deline-
 10 ated in subdivision two of this section shall not be taken into consid-
 11 eration when determining eligibility or calculating the amount of bene-
 12 fits of any recipient for any public assistance program.
 13 2. The following resources shall be exempt and disregarded in calcu-
 14 lating the amount of benefits of any [household under] applicant for any
 15 public assistance program: (a) cash and liquid or nonliquid resources up
 16 to [two] ten thousand [five hundred] dollars [for applicants, three
 17 thousand seven hundred fifty dollars for applicants in households in
 18 which any member is sixty years of age or older or is disabled or ten
 19 thousand dollars for recipients], (b) an amount up to [four thousand six
 20 hundred] seven thousand fifty dollars in a separate bank account estab-
 21 lished by an individual while currently in receipt of assistance for the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00847-01-5

 S. 246 2

 1 sole purpose of enabling the individual to purchase a first or replace-
 2 ment vehicle for the recipient to seek, obtain or maintain employment,
 3 so long as the funds are not used for any other purpose, (c) an amount
 4 [up to one thousand four] equal to the greater of five thousand one
 5 hundred sixty-five dollars or the maximum tuition assistance program
 6 award available for the current academic year in a separate bank account
 7 established by an individual while currently in receipt of assistance
 8 for the purpose of paying tuition at a two-year or four-year accredited
 9 post-secondary educational institution, so long as the funds are not
 10 used for any other purpose, (d) the home which is the usual residence of
 11 the household, (e) one automobile, up to ten thousand dollars fair
 12 market value, through March thirty-first, two thousand seventeen; one
 13 automobile, up to eleven thousand dollars fair market value, from April
 14 first, two thousand seventeen through March thirty-first, two thousand
 15 eighteen; and one automobile, up to twelve thousand dollars fair market
 16 value, beginning April first, two thousand eighteen and thereafter, or
 17 such other higher dollar value as the local social services d