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NY A 1593

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Relates to state assistance for food and vet expenses for guide dogs, hearing dogs and service dogs of individuals qualifying for social services; repealer

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NY A 1593 pass?

Not yet. NY A 1593 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

What is NY A 1593 about?

Relates to state assistance for food and vet expenses for guide dogs, hearing dogs and service dogs of individuals qualifying for social services; requires regulations set an amount of no less than $50 a month; clarifies that service dogs do not have to be certified to qualify for such benefits.

Who sponsors NY A 1593?

Linda Rosenthal is the primary sponsor of NY A 1593, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Relates to state assistance for food and vet expenses for guide dogs, hearing dogs and service dogs of individuals qualifying for social services; requires regulations set an amount of no less than $50 a month; clarifies that service dogs do not have to be certified to qualify for such benefits.

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

  • Linda Rosenthalprimary
  • Steven Otiscosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-01-10

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 7489not in this corpus
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  • Prior session: A 4938not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 678not in this corpus

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https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A1593?summary=&detail=

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