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NY S 4085

in committee

Relates to establishing and funding the universal basic income pilot program; appropriation

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 4085 pass?

Not yet. NY S 4085 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO FINANCE

What is NY S 4085 about?

Relates to establishing and funding the universal basic income pilot program; requires the comptroller to establish a universal basic income pilot program to provide 10,000 participants with income of $7,200 for individuals or $14,400 for couples per year for two years; establishes participant criteria; requires a study on the program one year after its conclusion; makes an appropriation therefor.

Who sponsors NY S 4085?

Kevin S. Parker is the primary sponsor of NY S 4085, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Relates to establishing and funding the universal basic income pilot program; requires the comptroller to establish a universal basic income pilot program to provide 10,000 participants with income of $7,200 for individuals or $14,400 for couples per year for two years; establishes participant criteria; requires a study on the program one year after its conclusion; makes an appropriation therefor.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO FINANCE
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kevin S. Parkerprimary
  • Jeremy Cooneycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-31

    REFERRED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 6696not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 6552not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 7591not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 1308

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S4085?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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