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NY A 161

in committee

Directs a study on the impact of increased wages on eligibility for income based services, programs and subsidies

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NY A 161 pass?

Not yet. NY A 161 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO LABOR

What is NY A 161 about?

Directs the commissioner of the department of labor, in consultation with the commissioners of the office of temporary and disability assistance, the department of health, the office of children and family services, and the department of taxation and finance to conduct a study on income eligibility limits for public benefits to assist the poor and the impact that rising wages has or will have on the eligibility of the working poor to receive such benefits.

Who sponsors NY A 161?

Simcha Eichenstein is the primary sponsor of NY A 161.

Description

Directs the commissioner of the department of labor, in consultation with the commissioners of the office of temporary and disability assistance, the department of health, the office of children and family services, and the department of taxation and finance to conduct a study on income eligibility limits for public benefits to assist the poor and the impact that rising wages has or will have on the eligibility of the working poor to receive such benefits.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO LABOR
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Simcha Eichensteinprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO LABOR

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-01-08

    REFERRED TO LABOR

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 9921not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 6925not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 231not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A161?summary=&detail=

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