New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1499: Directs the commissioner of the department of health to apply for a waiver to implement a work requirement for able-bodied adult recipients of Medicaid

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

Plain-language summary

S 1499 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Directs the commissioner of the department of health to apply for a waiver to implement a work requirement for able-bodied adult recipients of Medicaid. Primary sponsor: Tom O'Mara (Republican/Conservative). Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO HEALTH.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Tom O'Mara (Republican/Conservative).