S5265 • 2025

Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits prior to release

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Jamaal Bailey
Last action: 2026-05-29
Official status: Assembly Floor Calendar
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits prior to release

Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits prior to release Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits prior to release and assistance in applying for such programs; requires officials to seek waivers from the USDA for eligibility for such program.

What This Bill Does

Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits prior to release Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits prior to release and assistance in applying for such programs; requires officials to seek waivers from the USDA for eligibility for such program.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-05-29 Assembly
SUBSTITUTED FOR A3399A
2026-05-29 Assembly
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.222
2026-05-19 Senate
REPASSED SENATE
2026-05-19 Senate
RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-05-19 Assembly
REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
2026-04-16 Senate
RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
2026-04-16 Assembly
RETURNED TO SENATE
2026-04-16 Senate
VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
2026-04-16 Senate
AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 5265A
2026-03-17 Senate
PASSED SENATE
2026-03-17 Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2026-03-17 Assembly
REFERRED TO CORRECTION
2026-03-04 Senate
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2026-02-26 Senate
2ND REPORT CAL.
2026-02-25 Senate
1ST REPORT CAL.423
2026-01-07 Assembly
DIED IN ASSEMBLY
2026-01-07 Assembly
RETURNED TO SENATE
2026-01-07 Senate
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
2025-06-06 Senate
PASSED SENATE
2025-06-06 Senate
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
2025-06-06 Assembly
REFERRED TO CORRECTION
2025-03-27 Senate
ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
2025-03-26 Senate
2ND REPORT CAL.
2025-03-25 Senate
1ST REPORT CAL.607
2025-02-20 Senate
REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

Official Summary Text

Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits prior to release
Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits prior to release and assistance in applying for such programs; requires officials to seek waivers from the USDA for eligibility for such program.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          5265

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                    February 20, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by Sens. BAILEY, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and
          when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime
          and Correction

        AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to screening incarcerat-
          ed  individuals  for eligibility in the supplemental nutrition assist-
          ance program prior to release

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 619-a
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 619-A. SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ACCESS PROGRAM SCREENING.  IT SHALL BE
     4  THE DUTY OF AN OFFICIAL OF ANY INSTITUTION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE
     5  COMMISSIONER TO COOPERATE WITH AN AUTHORIZED AGENCY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
     6  SOCIAL  SERVICES  TO SCREEN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR
     7  THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ACCESS PROGRAM PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  NINETY-
     8  FIVE  OF  THE  SOCIAL  SERVICES  LAW THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO RELEASE AND TO
     9  ASSIST SUCH ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS IN  APPLYING  FOR  SUCH  PROGRAM.  SUCH
    10  OFFICIAL,  IN  COOPERATION  WITH  THE  AUTHORIZED AGENCY, SHALL SEEK ANY
    11  NECESSARY WAIVERS FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT  OF  AGRICULTURE  TO
    12  SUSPEND THE THREE-MONTH TIME LIMIT FOR INDIVIDUALS IN AREAS WITHOUT WORK
    13  AND TO ENSURE THAT INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS HAVE ONE YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY
    14  UPON RELEASE.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06100-01-5