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NY A01846
Bill
Status
1/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Linda Rosenthal
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AI Summary
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Adds home internet service to the list of covered expenses under public assistance, alongside shelter and heating fuel, with grants beginning January 1, 2026
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Requires social services officials to provide funding for the purchase of an internet-enabled device for public assistance recipients who cannot otherwise obtain one
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Mandates that adult care facilities, child care facilities, and domestic violence residential programs provide residents with access to internet-enabled devices and internet service
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Defines "internet-enabled device" as any hardware including cellular telephones, computers, or tablets capable of providing wireless or wireline internet access
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Takes effect 90 days after becoming law, with immediate authorization for agencies to begin drafting implementing regulations
Legislative Description
Provides for internet access and access to internet-enabled devices to recipients of public assistance and to adults and children in shelters, domestic violence residence programs, and other adult and children residence facilities.
Last Action
referred to social services
1/7/2026