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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 3935: Relates to assistance programs for individuals being released from correctional facilities

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 3935 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to assistance programs for individuals being released from correctional facilities. Primary sponsor: Andrew Hevesi (Democratic). It lists 20 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO CORRECTION.

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 assistance to incarcerated individuals being released from correctional facilities for enrollment in safety net assistance, public assistance, supplemental assistance program (SNAP), special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC), the home energy assistance program (HEAP), supplemental security income, and state supplemental payments.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 15 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 4 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Andrew HevesiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Phara Souffrant ForrestCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Larinda HooksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse35
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Micah LasherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse69
Charles LavineCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Bill MagnarelliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Brian MaherCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse101
John McDonaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Keith PowersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Manny De Los SantosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse72
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Emérita TorresCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85

“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 CORRECTION
  2. REFERRED TO CORRECTION

Sources

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