Bill Text: NY A10130 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Allows for SNAP benefits to be used to purchase menstrual products.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-06 - referred to social services [A10130 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A10130-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          10130

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                       May 6, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Social Services

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the social services law, in relation to allowing for
          SNAP benefits to be used to purchase menstrual products

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. Section 95 of the social services law is amended by adding
     2  a new subdivision 12 to read as follows:
     3    12. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary and  to
     4  the  extent  not  inconsistent  with  federal  law  and regulations, the
     5  department shall, within ninety days after the effective  date  of  this
     6  subdivision, apply for a waiver or request authorization from the feder-
     7  al  government  to ensure that supplemental nutrition assistance program
     8  (SNAP) benefits are able to be used for  menstrual  products  including,
     9  but  not limited to, products used for the purpose of catching menstrua-
    10  tion and vaginal discharge, including but not limited to tampons,  pads,
    11  and menstrual cups which can be either disposable or reusable.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that section one
    13  of  this act shall take effect only upon the occurrence of the waiver or
    14  authorization from the federal government provided for in such  section;
    15  provided  further that the office of temporary and disability assistance
    16  shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission  upon  the  occur-
    17  rence  of  such waiver or authorization in order that the commission may
    18  maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text
    19  of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating  the
    20  provisions  of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the
    21  public officers law.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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