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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 1008: Relates to enrollment in medical assistance programs for incarcerated individuals

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 1008 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to enrollment in medical assistance programs for incarcerated individuals. Primary sponsor: Amy Paulin (Democratic). It lists 23 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 16, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 1008A.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Provides presumptive eligibility for medical assistance benefits for persons released from correctional facilities for at least sixty days following release; provides for enrollment of such individuals upon release upon application, if eligible.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 16 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 4 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Amy PaulinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse88
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Phara Souffrant ForrestCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Scott GrayCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse116
Rodneyse Bichotte HermelynCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Chantel JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Josh JensenCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse134
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Charles LavineCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
John McDonaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Demond MeeksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Gabriella RomeroCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse109
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Yudelka TapiaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
David WeprinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. PRINT NUMBER 1008A
  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
  3. REFERRED TO HEALTH
  4. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source