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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 1758: Allows for certain disability benefits to continue in the event an individual who is receiving such benefits gets married

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

S 1758 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Allows for certain disability benefits to continue in the event an individual who is receiving such benefits gets married. Primary sponsor: Roxanne Persaud (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO HEALTH.

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 certain disability benefits to continue in the event an individual who is receiving such benefits gets married; provides that the marriage to another individual which would otherwise make an individual ineligible for certain disability benefits shall not be considered if such individual is already receiving disability benefits at the time of becoming married and continues to meet certain criteria.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Roxanne PersaudPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate19
Pat FahyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate46

“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 HEALTH
  2. PRINT NUMBER 1758A
  3. AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
  4. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sources

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