S 614 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Provides for enrollment in medical assistance programs for incarcerated individuals

Summary

Provides for enrollment of eligible incarcerated persons in the medical assistance for needy persons program; provides for enrollment of incarcerated individuals in other medical assistance programs, where eligible.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Assembly Passage

Jun 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action Jun 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

S614A → S614B · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was significantly rewritten to shift from a temporary 'presumptive eligibility' model for people leaving prison to a permanent mandate for the state to actively enroll incarcerated individuals into Medicaid while they are in custody. The legislation was also expanded to include local correctional facilities and added a requirement to provide ID cards to incarcerated applicants.

Scope change

The bill's scope broadened from only Department of Corrections facilities to include all local correctional facilities, and the focus shifted from post-release eligibility to enrollment during incarceration.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed the legal mechanism from 'presumptive eligibility' (a temporary status upon release) to a direct mandate for the commissioner to actively enroll eligible individuals while they are in custody.

SCOPE

Expanded the requirement to apply to individuals in local correctional facilities, not just those in the state Department of Corrections.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement for the Department of Health to provide tamper-resistant identification cards to incarcerated applicants and keep them in the individual's records until release.

FISCAL

Removed the specific clause requiring the Commissioner of Health to develop educational materials for individuals leaving correctional facilities.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 11, 2025 · Assembly Jun 2, 2026

How they voted

42–17

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 63

Jun 11, 2025

D Democratic41

38 Yea 3

92% Yea

R Republican22

4 Yea 17 Nay 1

77% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

PASSED ASSEMBLY

lower

May 28, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

lower

May 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Introduced

AMENDED (T) 614B

upper

Jan 27, 2026

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

upper

Jan 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 614A

upper

Jan 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

upper

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

upper

Jun 11, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

lower

Jun 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED SENATE

upper

Apr 8, 2025

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

upper

Jan 8, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

upper

1 primary · 15 co-sponsors