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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 2061: Eliminates asset limits in calculating the amount of benefits for any household under any public assistance program

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 2061 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Eliminates asset limits in calculating the amount of benefits for any household under any public assistance program. Primary sponsor: Jessica González-Rojas (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES.

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Official summary

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

Relates to eliminating asset limits in calculating the amount of benefits for any household under any public assistance program.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jessica González-RojasPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Charles FallCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Phara Souffrant ForrestCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Ron KimCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75

“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