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NY A 4502

vetoed

Relates to access to educational activities by public assistance recipients who are subject to work participation requirements

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did NY A 4502 pass?

No. NY A 4502 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2025-12-19): TABLED

What is NY A 4502 about?

Relates to access to educational activities by public assistance recipients who are subject to work participation requirements; allows homework expected or required by an educational institution to count towards satisfaction of the work activity requirements for public assistance benefits for participants engaged in certain educational or training activities.

Who sponsors NY A 4502?

Brian Cunningham is the primary sponsor of NY A 4502, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Description

Relates to access to educational activities by public assistance recipients who are subject to work participation requirements; allows homework expected or required by an educational institution to count towards satisfaction of the work activity requirements for public assistance benefits for participants engaged in certain educational or training activities.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-12-19 — TABLED
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Brian Cunninghamprimary
  • Chantel Jacksoncosponsor
  • Manny De Los Santoscosponsor
  • Kalman Yegercosponsor
  • Khaleel Andersoncosponsor
  • MaryJane Shimskycosponsor
  • David McDonoughcosponsor
  • Dana Levenbergcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-12-19

    TABLED

    amendment-deferral

  2. 2025-12-19

    VETOED MEMO.127

    executive-veto

  3. 2025-12-08

    DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-12

    RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY

  5. 2025-06-12

    PASSED SENATE

    passage

  6. 2025-06-12

    3RD READING CAL.1169

  7. 2025-06-12

    SUBSTITUTED FOR S4257A

  8. 2025-06-10

    REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-06-10

    DELIVERED TO SENATE

  10. 2025-06-10

    PASSED ASSEMBLY

    passage

  11. 2025-05-27

    ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.265

  12. 2025-05-27

    RULES REPORT CAL.265

  13. 2025-05-27

    REPORTED

  14. 2025-05-20

    REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

    referral-committee

  15. 2025-05-16

    PRINT NUMBER 4502B

    amendment-passage

  16. 2025-05-16

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO SOCIAL SERVICES

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  17. 2025-05-08

    PRINT NUMBER 4502A

    amendment-passage

  18. 2025-05-08

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO SOCIAL SERVICES

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  19. 2025-02-04

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Assembly Vote

    2025-06-10 · pass · 112-34

    Member-level votes (150)
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Carroll P: yes
    • Friend: no
    • Lee: yes
    • Peoples-Stokes: yes
    • Slater: no
    • Anderson: yes
    • Carroll RC: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Lemondes: no
    • Pheffer Amato: yes
    • Smith: no
    • Angelino: no
    • Chandler-Waterm: yes
    • Gallahan: no
    • Levenberg: yes
    • Pirozzolo: yes
    • Smullen: no
    • Bailey: no
    • Chang: no
    • Gandolfo: no
    • Lucas: yes
    • Pretlow: yes
    • Solages: yes
    • Barclay: no
    • Chludzinski: no
    • Gibbs: yes
    • Lunsford: yes
    • Ra: no
    • Steck: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Giglio: no
    • Lupardo: yes
    • Raga: yes
    • Stern: yes
    • Beephan: no
    • Colton: yes
    • Glick: yes
    • Magnarelli: yes
    • Rajkumar: yes
    • Stirpe: yes
    • Bendett: yes
    • Conrad: yes
    • Gonzalez-Rojas: yes
    • Maher: yes
    • Ramos: yes
    • Tague: no
    • Benedetto: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Gray: no
    • Mamdani: excused
    • Reilly: yes
    • Tannousis: yes
    • Berger: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Griffin: yes
    • Manktelow: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Tapia: yes
    • Bichotte Hermel: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Hawley: no
    • McDonald: yes
    • Rivera: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Blankenbush: no
    • Dais: yes
    • Hevesi: yes
    • McDonough: no
    • Romero: yes
    • Torres: yes
    • Blumencranz: no
    • Davila: yes
    • Hooks: yes
    • McMahon: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Valdez: yes
    • Bologna: yes
    • De Los Santos: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Meeks: yes
    • Rozic: yes
    • Vanel: yes
    • Bores: yes
    • DeStefano: yes
    • Hyndman: yes
    • Mikulin: no
    • Santabarbara: yes
    • Walker: yes
    • Brabenec: no
    • Dilan: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Miller: no
    • Sayegh: yes
    • Walsh: no
    • Braunstein: yes
    • Dinowitz: yes
    • Jacobson: yes
    • Mitaynes: yes
    • Schiavoni: yes
    • Weprin: yes
    • Bronson: yes
    • DiPietro: no
    • Jensen: no
    • Molitor: yes
    • Seawright: yes
    • Wieder: yes
    • Brook-Krasny: yes
    • Durso: no
    • Jones: yes
    • Morinello: yes
    • Sempolinski: yes
    • Williams: excused
    • Brown EA: no
    • Eachus: yes
    • Kassay: yes
    • Norber: no
    • Septimo: excused
    • Woerner: yes
    • Brown K: no
    • Eichenstein: yes
    • Kay: yes
    • Novakhov: yes
    • Shimsky: yes
    • Wright: yes
    • Burdick: yes
    • Epstein: yes
    • Kelles: yes
    • O'Pharrow: yes
    • Shrestha: yes
    • Yeger: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Fall: excused
    • Kim: yes
    • Otis: yes
    • Simon: yes
    • Zaccaro: yes
    • Burroughs: yes
    • Fitzpatrick: no
    • Lasher: yes
    • Palmesano: no
    • Simone: yes
    • Zinerman: yes
    • Buttenschon: yes
    • Forrest: yes
    • Lavine: yes
    • Paulin: yes
    • Simpson: no
    • Mr. Speaker: yes

  • Floor Vote - Version: B

    2025-06-12 · pass · 47-12

    Member-level votes (63)
    • Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.: yes
    • Jake Ashby: yes
    • Jamaal Bailey: yes
    • April Baskin: yes
    • Jabari Brisport: yes
    • Samra Brouk: yes
    • Siela Bynoe: yes
    • Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Cordell Cleare: yes
    • Leroy Comrie: yes
    • Jeremy Cooney: yes
    • Patricia Fahy: yes
    • Nathalia Fernandez: yes
    • Patrick M. Gallivan: yes
    • Michael Gianaris: yes
    • Kristen Gonzalez: yes
    • Andrew Gounardes: yes
    • Pete Harckham: yes
    • Michelle Hinchey: yes
    • Brad Hoylman-Sigal: yes
    • Robert Jackson: yes
    • Brian Kavanagh: yes
    • Liz Krueger: yes
    • John Liu: yes
    • Monica Martinez: yes
    • Jack M. Martins: yes
    • Mario Mattera: yes
    • Rachel May: yes
    • Shelley Mayer: yes
    • Anthony H. Palumbo: yes
    • Kevin S. Parker: yes
    • Roxanne J. Persaud: yes
    • Steve Rhoads: yes
    • Gustavo Rivera: yes
    • Robert Rolison: yes
    • Christopher Ryan: yes
    • Sean Ryan: yes
    • Julia Salazar: yes
    • James Sanders Jr.: yes
    • Jessica Scarcella-Spanton: yes
    • Luis R. Sepúlveda: yes
    • José M. Serrano: yes
    • James Skoufis: yes
    • Toby Ann Stavisky: yes
    • Andrea Stewart-Cousins: yes
    • Lea Webb: yes
    • William Weber: yes
    • George Borrello: no
    • Stephen T. Chan: no
    • Joseph A. Griffo: no
    • Pamela Helming: no
    • Andrew J. Lanza: no
    • Thomas F. O'Mara: no
    • Peter Oberacker: no
    • Robert Ortt: no
    • Dan Stec: no
    • James Tedisco: no
    • Mark Walczyk: no
    • Alexis Weik: no
    • Dean Murray: excused
    • Zellnor Myrie: excused
    • Jessica Ramos: excused
    • Sam Sutton: excused

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  • Prior session: A 3253not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 4257

Official source

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