Bill Commons

NY A 5159

in committee

Relates to waiving application fees for individuals who certify they are unemployed

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 5159 pass?

Not yet. NY A 5159 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

What is NY A 5159 about?

Waives application fees for individuals who certify to the state civil service department that they are unemployed; removes provisions requiring an individual also be primarily responsible for the support of a household or receiving public assistance.

Who sponsors NY A 5159?

Lester Chang is the primary sponsor of NY A 5159.

Description

Waives application fees for individuals who certify to the state civil service department that they are unemployed; removes provisions requiring an individual also be primarily responsible for the support of a household or receiving public assistance.

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

  • Lester Changprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-12

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 7320not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A5159?summary=&detail=

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