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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 5265: Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits prior to release

Passed one chamber 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 5265 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits prior to release. Primary sponsor: Jamaal Bailey (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 29, 2026): ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.222.

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.

Requires screening incarcerated individuals for eligibility for public benefits prior to release and assistance in applying for such programs; requires officials to seek waivers from the USDA for eligibility for such program.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic/Working Families 2 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jamaal BaileyPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate36
Dean MurrayCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate3
Lea WebbCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate52

“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.222
  2. SUBSTITUTED FOR A3399A
  3. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  4. RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
  5. REPASSED SENATE
  6. AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 5265A
  7. VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING
  8. RETURNED TO SENATE
  9. RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
  10. REFERRED TO CORRECTION
  11. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  12. PASSED SENATE

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

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