Requires social services districts to automatically re-enroll eligible persons or households for the low-income home energy assistance program
Summary
Requires social services districts to, every heating season, automatically re-enroll persons or households currently receiving assistance through the low-income home energy assistance program, so long as each person or household maintains eligibility.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2023
Last action Mar 19, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2023
How they voted
62–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 63
Jun 6, 2023
D
Democratic42
97% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Mar 19, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jan 3, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
upper
Jun 6, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
lower
Jun 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Jun 1, 2023
Committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
upper
Jan 20, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JM
John Mannion
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Gounardes
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Dean Murray
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
George Borrello
RRepublican/Conservative
Co
Jeremy Cooney
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Joe Addabbo
DDemocratic
Co
Lea Webb
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Leroy Comrie
DDemocratic
Co
Nathalia Fernández
DDemocratic
Co
Rob Rolison
RRepublican
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