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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 8757: Establishes the "SNAP for students act"

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 8757 is a bill introduced in the New York House on June 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes the "SNAP for students act". Primary sponsor: Phara Souffrant Forrest (Democratic). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 3, 2026): ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.406.

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Official summary

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

Establishes the "SNAP for students act" requiring the office of temporary and disability assistance to create informational materials to provide information regarding student eligibility for SNAP benefits and to provide digital versions of such materials to institutions of higher education in the state; requires institutions of higher education to notify students of their potential eligibility for SNAP benefits.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 10 · Democratic/Working Families 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Phara Souffrant ForrestPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Noah BurroughsCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse18
Robert CarrollCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Larinda HooksCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse35
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Nikki LucasCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Karen McMahonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Diana MorenoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse36
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Claire ValdezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse37

“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. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.406
  2. RULES REPORT CAL.406
  3. REPORTED
  4. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  6. REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
  7. REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES

Sources

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