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NY S 8651

in committee

Establishes the office of New York state benefits coordination

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 8651 pass?

Not yet. NY S 8651 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 8651 about?

Establishes the office of New York state benefits coordination to document and track all benefit programs in the state, and establish a state benefits portal and universal benefits application.

Who sponsors NY S 8651?

Cordell Cleare is the primary sponsor of NY S 8651, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Establishes the office of New York state benefits coordination to document and track all benefit programs in the state, and establish a state benefits portal and universal benefits application.

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

Sponsors

  • Cordell Cleareprimary
  • Jessica Scarcella-Spantoncosponsor
  • James Skoufiscosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO FINANCE

    referral-committee

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