S8584 • 2025

Requires that two electronic benefit transfer credit or debit cards be available to certain households receiving special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC) benefits

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Sponsor: Roxanne J. Persaud
Last action: 2026-05-13
Official status: In Senate Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Requires that two electronic benefit transfer credit or debit cards be available to certain households receiving special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC) benefits

Requires that two electronic benefit transfer credit or debit cards be available to certain households receiving special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC) benefits Requires that any electronic benefit transfer services for special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC) benefits shall ensure that two electronic benefit transfer credit or debit cards are issued for use by any recipient household where such additional household member is either a parent, guardian or caretaker of the covered infant or a spouse, domestic partner or parent of the covered mother.

What This Bill Does

Requires that two electronic benefit transfer credit or debit cards be available to certain households receiving special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC) benefits Requires that any electronic benefit transfer services for special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC) benefits shall ensure that two electronic benefit transfer credit or debit cards are issued for use by any recipient household where such additional household member is either a parent, guardian or caretaker of the covered infant or a spouse, domestic partner or parent of the covered mother.

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Bill History

2026-05-13 Senate
REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
2026-01-07 Senate
REFERRED TO WOMEN'S ISSUES
2025-11-17 Senate
REFERRED TO RULES

Official Summary Text

Requires that two electronic benefit transfer credit or debit cards be available to certain households receiving special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC) benefits
Requires that any electronic benefit transfer services for special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC) benefits shall ensure that two electronic benefit transfer credit or debit cards are issued for use by any recipient household where such additional household member is either a parent, guardian or caretaker of the covered infant or a spouse, domestic partner or parent of the covered mother.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          8584

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                    November 17, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

        AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring that two
          electronic benefit transfer credit or debit cards be issued to certain
          households receiving special supplemental nutrition program for women,
          infants and children (WIC) benefits

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

     1    Section  1.  The  section heading of section 2507 of the public health
     2  law, as amended by chapter 12 of the laws of 2017, is amended and a  new
     3  subdivision 3 is added to read as follows:
     4    Special  supplemental  nutrition  program for women, infants and chil-
     5  dren[; specialty formula].
     6    3. ANY ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER SERVICES  FOR  WIC  BENEFITS  SHALL
     7  ENSURE  THAT  TWO  ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER CREDIT OR DEBIT CARDS ARE
     8  ISSUED FOR USE BY ANY RECIPIENT HOUSEHOLD WHERE SUCH  ADDITIONAL  HOUSE-
     9  HOLD  MEMBER  IS  EITHER  A PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CARETAKER OF THE COVERED
    10  INFANT OR A SPOUSE, DOMESTIC PARTNER OR PARENT OF  THE  COVERED  MOTHER.
    11  NO  CARD  SHALL BE ISSUED TO ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN UNLESS
    12  SUCH PERSON IS A PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A MINOR CHILD.
    13    (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR  ANY  ADDITIONAL  EXPENSES
    14  ASSOCIATED  WITH THE PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER
    15  CARDS.
    16    (B) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AVAILABILITY OR THE  LEVEL  OF
    17  BENEFITS  PROVIDED TO NEW OR EXISTING COVERED MOTHERS, INFANTS AND CHIL-
    18  DREN IN ASSOCIATION WITH PROVIDING ADDITIONAL ELECTRONIC BENEFIT  TRANS-
    19  FER CARDS.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    21  it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
    22  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
    23  tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
    24  completed on or before such effective date.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13427-05-5