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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 1065: Provides that before a person may receive public assistance benefits, they must submit to a drug test

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 1065 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides that before a person may receive public assistance benefits, they must submit to a drug test. Primary sponsor: Joe Angelino (Republican/Conservative/Independence). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES.

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 that before a person may receive public assistance benefits, they must submit to and pass a drug test; requires health care professionals, law enforcement agencies, and courts report certain instances of substance abuse to the commissioner of social services.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6 · Republican/Conservative 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe AngelinoPrimary sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse121
Karl BrabenecCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Keith BrownCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse12
Pat ChludzinskiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse143
Joe DeStefanoCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse3
Dave DiPietroCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse147
John LemondesCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse126
Brian ManktelowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse130
Dave McDonoughCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Angelo MorinelloCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse145

“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. REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
  2. REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

Sources

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