A 4502 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to access to educational activities by public assistance recipients who are subject to work participation requirements

Summary

Relates to access to educational activities by public assistance recipients who are subject to work participation requirements; allows homework expected or required by an educational institution to count towards satisfaction of the work activity requirements for public assistance benefits for participants engaged in certain educational or training activities.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Assembly Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

Vetoed

Dec 2025

Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Vetoed Dec 19, 2025

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What changed between versions

A4502A → A4502B · 3 edits

MINOR

This revision updates the bill number from A4502-A to A4502-B and adds a procedural note indicating the bill was reported from committee with amendments. The substantive text of the bill remains unchanged, with no modifications to eligibility criteria, funding amounts, or policy requirements.

TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from A4502-A to A4502-B to reflect committee amendments and recommitment.

Added procedural note indicating the bill was reported from committee with amendments and ordered reprinted.

Updated document reference number from LBD07980-02-5 to LBD07980-04-5 to track version history.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 12, 2025 · Assembly Jun 10, 2025

How they voted

47–12

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 63

Jun 12, 2025

D Democratic41

38 Yea 3

92% Yea

R Republican22

9 Yea 12 Nay 1

54% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Dec 19, 2025

Amended

TABLED

lower

Dec 19, 2025

Vetoed

VETOED MEMO.127

lower

Jun 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Jun 10, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO RULES

upper

Jun 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

May 20, 2025

Committee

REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES

lower

May 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 4502B

lower

May 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO SOCIAL SERVICES

lower

May 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 4502A

lower

May 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO SOCIAL SERVICES

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

lower

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors