New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5470: Establishes the rapid employment assistance and counseling hub (REACH) program to dispatch a mobile unit to provide information, assistance and other services concerning unemployment compensation insurance

In committee Last action January 7, 2026: REFERRED TO LABOR

Plain-language summary

A 5470 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes the rapid employment assistance and counseling hub (REACH) program to dispatch a mobile unit to provide information, assistance and other services concerning unemployment compensation insurance. Primary sponsor: Phara Souffrant Forrest (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO LABOR.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Phara Souffrant Forrest (Democratic).