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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 176: Provides eligibility for state or local public benefits regardless of immigration status

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 176 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides eligibility for state or local public benefits regardless of immigration status. Primary sponsor: Catalina Cruz (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 2, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 176A.

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.

Allows for state agencies, municipalities, and authorities to provide state or local public benefits regardless of immigration status.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 8 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Catalina CruzPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Phara Souffrant ForrestCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Chantel JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Marcela MitaynesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse51
Manny De Los SantosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse72
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52

“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 176A
  2. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO SOCIAL SERVICES
  3. REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
  4. REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

Sources

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