Bill Commons

NY S 1779

in committee

Establishes an EBT card replacement program

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did NY S 1779 pass?

Not yet. NY S 1779 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

What is NY S 1779 about?

Directs the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance to develop and implement a program to replace all EBT cards issued in the state which utilize magnetic strips with cards that utilize chip technology.

Who sponsors NY S 1779?

Roxanne J. Persaud is the primary sponsor of NY S 1779, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Directs the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance to develop and implement a program to replace all EBT cards issued in the state which utilize magnetic strips with cards that utilize chip technology.

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

  • Roxanne J. Persaudprimary
  • Stephen T. Chancosponsor
  • Robert Jacksoncosponsor
  • Dean Murraycosponsor
  • Gustavo Riveracosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-13

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 9296not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 5742

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S1779?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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