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NY A 1308

in committee

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

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 1308 pass?

Not yet. NY A 1308 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

What is NY A 1308 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 A 1308?

Demond Meeks is the primary sponsor of NY A 1308, joined by 5 cosponsors.

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 GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Demond Meeksprimary
  • Tony Simonecosponsor
  • Harvey Epsteincosponsor
  • Alicia Hyndmancosponsor
  • Al Taylorcosponsor
  • Dana Levenbergcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-09

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 6696not in this corpus
  • Prior session: S 6552not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 7920not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 4085

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A1308?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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