---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires a posting of the rights of individuals who are applying to receive assistance"
description: "Requires a posting of the rights of individuals who are applying to receive assistance including the right to: a fair hearing; ask about emergency assistance; apply for all benefits and services; ask about child care; free language services; screening and special services if experiencing domestic violence; and a written adequate notice."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 3178"
citation: "New York S 3178 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SANDERS"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-01-28"
last_action: "2022-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ec1c3a3-2b0b-432c-955f-ebc95a63058e"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S3178"
source_hash: "5c47a30357fc5eb7ec2b77f1e209f84c788cd06d3eff9f4faeb7f42bb3033781"
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 S 3178 (2021-2022) — Requires a posting of the rights of individuals who are applying to receive assistance

Requires a posting of the rights of individuals who are applying to receive assistance including the right to: a fair hearing; ask about emergency assistance; apply for all benefits and services; ask about child care; free language services; screening and special services if experiencing domestic violence; and a written adequate notice.

## Version chain

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

1. **S3178** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S3178&term=2021&Text=Y)
2. **S3178A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2021/S3178A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **62–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **146–0** (pass) · lower
- Social Services Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Social Services Vote — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Floor Vote - Version: A — **62–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- SANDERS — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-28** REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** 1ST REPORT CAL.402
- **2021-02-24** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2021-03-01** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2021-03-02** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-03-02** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-03-02** REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-05** DIED IN ASSEMBLY
- **2022-01-05** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-01-05** REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-18** 1ST REPORT CAL.208
- **2022-01-19** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2022-01-20** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2022-02-15** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-02-15** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-02-15** REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-05** RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY
- **2022-05-05** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-05-05** AMENDED ON THIRD READING 3178A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-05-09** REPASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2022-05-09** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2022-05-09** REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-16** SUBSTITUTED FOR A5817A
- **2022-05-16** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.185
- **2022-05-16** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2022-05-16** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2022-07-11** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-14** SIGNED CHAP.377 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2ec1c3a3-2b0b-432c-955f-ebc95a63058e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).