---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires notice to unemployment applicants of the supplemental nutrition assistance program and WIC"
description: "Requires notice to unemployment applicants of the supplemental nutrition assistance program and the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "S 1902"
citation: "New York S 1902 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cordell Cleare"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2023-09-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf8acfbf-e80a-4a28-a661-3e54b524cf5e"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S1902"
source_hash: "b68fb5f05c58dd505ed1af1fcf3be826dd4ee28fc7483087d511c40d21054af7"
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 1902 (2023-2024) — Requires notice to unemployment applicants of the supplemental nutrition assistance program and WIC

Requires notice to unemployment applicants of the supplemental nutrition assistance program and the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC).

## Version chain

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

1. **S1902** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S1902&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **S1902A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S1902A)

## Votes

- Floor Vote - Version: A — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **142–0** (pass) · lower
- Labor Vote - Version: A — **13–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cordell Cleare — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-17** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-24** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-24** PRINT NUMBER 1902A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-02** 1ST REPORT CAL.739
- **2023-05-03** 2ND REPORT CAL.
- **2023-05-08** ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- **2023-05-10** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-05-10** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-05-10** REFERRED TO LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-24** SUBSTITUTED FOR A1245A
- **2023-05-24** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.208
- **2023-05-24** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-05-24** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2023-09-07** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-09-14** SIGNED CHAP.369 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf8acfbf-e80a-4a28-a661-3e54b524cf5e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).