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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 1308: Relates to establishing and funding the universal basic income pilot program; appropriation

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 1308 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to establishing and funding the universal basic income pilot program; appropriation. Primary sponsor: Demond Meeks (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS.

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.

Relates to establishing and funding the universal basic income pilot program; requires the comptroller to establish a universal basic income pilot program to provide 10,000 participants with income of $7,200 for individuals or $14,400 for couples per year for two years; establishes participant criteria; requires a study on the program one year after its conclusion; makes an appropriation therefor.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Democratic/Working Families 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Demond MeeksPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Alicia HyndmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71

“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 GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
  2. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Sources

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