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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 5562: Provides for presumptive eligibility for medical assistance benefits of individuals leaving incarceration

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 5562 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Provides for presumptive eligibility for medical assistance benefits of individuals leaving incarceration. Primary sponsor: Gustavo Rivera (Democratic/Working Families). 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.

Provides presumptive eligibility for medical assistance benefits for individuals released from correctional facilities for at least sixty days following release.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gustavo RiveraPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate33

“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. REFERRED TO HEALTH

Sources

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