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NY A 2061

in committee

Eliminates asset limits in calculating the amount of benefits for any household under any public assistance program

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 2061 pass?

Not yet. NY A 2061 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 A 2061 about?

Relates to eliminating asset limits in calculating the amount of benefits for any household under any public assistance program.

Who sponsors NY A 2061?

Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas is the primary sponsor of NY A 2061, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Description

Relates to eliminating asset limits in calculating the amount of benefits for any household under any public assistance program.

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

  • Jessica Gonzalez-Rojasprimary
  • Chris Burdickcosponsor
  • Phara Souffrant Forrestcosponsor
  • Ron Kimcosponsor
  • Tony Simonecosponsor
  • Steven Ragacosponsor
  • Charles Fallcosponsor
  • Jo Anne Simoncosponsor
  • Catalina Cruzcosponsor
  • Emily Gallaghercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-15

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 10417not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 1288not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2214not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 3539not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 1791

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A2061?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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