Establishes a SNAP and cash assistance fraud victims compensation fund
This bill creates a program to compensate New Yorkers who lost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or cash assistance benefits due to fraud or theft. It requires the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to set up a multilingual application process (including top 10 non-English languages in NY) and partners with the Inspector General and Attorney General to verify fraud claims. A dedicated $1.5 million fund, kept separate from other state funds, will cover compensation payments. The bill also specifies that the fund will be financed through state appropriations and may receive additional money from civil penalties related to SNAP fraud.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Last action Jun 5, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill was amended to add four new sponsors and update its procedural status to reflect that it has been reviewed, amended, and re-referred to the Committee on Finance. The text of the act itself remains substantively unchanged, keeping the same funding amount and effective date.
TECHNICAL
Added three new sponsors (Senators Gonzalez, Gounardes, and Rivera) to the list of bill introducers.
Updated the bill number from S 403 to S 403--A to reflect its amended status.
Changed the section reference in the State Finance Law from 99-ss to 99-uu to match the new bill version.
Reordered the bill text to remove the repealed Section 2 and merge the remaining provisions into a single Section 3.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2026
How they voted
22–0
Passed
Total votes 22
Mar 24, 2026
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican7
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Jun 5, 2026
Committee
COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (22-0)
senate
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 403A
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE
upper
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO FINANCE
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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