---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempts certain income and resources provided to persons enrolled in certain pilot programs in determining eligibility for public assistance benefits"
description: "Exempts certain income and resources provided to persons enrolled in certain pilot programs with direct cash transfers in determining eligibility for public assistance benefits."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 6709"
citation: "New York A 6709 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ROSENTHAL L"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-03-25"
last_action: "2022-12-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/797e47c0-0a62-42a6-839e-c6a79d6ad6b7"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A6709"
source_hash: "edc57c4fc44259dd08511affb2a0265a6a0cf60c8928c9dc0d54d175b7e60a11"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 6709 (2021-2022) — Exempts certain income and resources provided to persons enrolled in certain pilot programs in determining eligibility for public assistance benefits

Exempts certain income and resources provided to persons enrolled in certain pilot programs with direct cash transfers in determining eligibility for public assistance benefits.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A6709** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A6709&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **A6709A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A6709A)
3. **A6709B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/A6709B)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: B — **43–19** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: B — **43–19** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **107–41** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- ROSENTHAL L — primary (person)
- BARRON — cosponsor (person)
- MEEKS — cosponsor (person)
- SEAWRIGHT — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-03-25** REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-07** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO SOCIAL SERVICES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-07** PRINT NUMBER 6709A `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-12** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-04** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-04** PRINT NUMBER 6709B `amendment-passage`
- **2021-06-08** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-08** REPORTED
- **2021-06-08** RULES REPORT CAL.588
- **2021-06-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.588
- **2022-01-05** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.224
- **2022-03-30** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-03-30** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2022-03-30** REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-10** SUBSTITUTED FOR S5759B
- **2022-05-10** 3RD READING CAL.836
- **2022-05-10** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-10** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-12-12** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-12-23** SIGNED CHAP.749 `executive-signature`
- **2022-12-23** APPROVAL MEMO.63

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/797e47c0-0a62-42a6-839e-c6a79d6ad6b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).