Bill Commons

NY A 176

in committee

Provides eligibility for state or local public benefits regardless of immigration status

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 176 pass?

Not yet. NY A 176 is in committee as of 2026-02-02 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): PRINT NUMBER 176A

What is NY A 176 about?

Allows for state agencies, municipalities, and authorities to provide state or local public benefits regardless of immigration status.

Who sponsors NY A 176?

Catalina Cruz is the primary sponsor of NY A 176, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Description

Allows for state agencies, municipalities, and authorities to provide state or local public benefits regardless of immigration status.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-02-02 — PRINT NUMBER 176A
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Catalina Cruzprimary
  • Jo Anne Simoncosponsor
  • Rebecca Seawrightcosponsor
  • Marcela Mitaynescosponsor
  • Chantel Jacksoncosponsor
  • Phara Souffrant Forrestcosponsor
  • Manny De Los Santoscosponsor
  • Andrew Hevesicosponsor
  • Emily Gallaghercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-02

    AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO SOCIAL SERVICES

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  4. 2026-02-02

    PRINT NUMBER 176A

    amendment-passage

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

  • Prior session: A 10433not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1997not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 160not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 9491

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A176?summary=&detail=

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:28:30.722574Z

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