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NY S 7578

in committee

Relates to expanding eligibility for the cooling assistance component of the home energy assistance program

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did NY S 7578 pass?

Not yet. NY S 7578 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

What is NY S 7578 about?

Provides that an applicant for the cooling assistance component of the home energy assistance program shall not be required to demonstrate that the household contains at least one person with a documented medical condition that is exacerbated by extreme heat to be eligible for a cooling assistance component benefit.

Who sponsors NY S 7578?

Cordell Cleare is the primary sponsor of NY S 7578.

Description

Provides that an applicant for the cooling assistance component of the home energy assistance program shall not be required to demonstrate that the household contains at least one person with a documented medical condition that is exacerbated by extreme heat to be eligible for a cooling assistance component benefit.

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

  • Cordell Cleareprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-04-22

    REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 7629not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: A 6669

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/S7578?summary=&detail=

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