---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extends current exemptions of income and resources for public assistance programs"
description: "Extends current exemptions of income and resources for public assistance programs under the welfare reform act of 1997."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "A 7656"
citation: "New York A 7656 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ROSENTHAL L"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-05-19"
last_action: "2021-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ddb9a23d-81e3-4f94-8aab-72ffec81bd67"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A7656"
source_hash: "957698961928cb9026b34c4b7ad945559eed177b83648457d1feffbd4c8e20a2"
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 7656 (2021-2022) — Extends current exemptions of income and resources for public assistance programs

Extends current exemptions of income and resources for public assistance programs under the welfare reform act of 1997.

## Version chain

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

1. **A7656** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A7656&term=2021&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **62–1** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **101–46** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- ROSENTHAL L — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-19** REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-24** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-25** REPORTED
- **2021-05-25** RULES REPORT CAL.151
- **2021-05-25** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.151
- **2021-06-01** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2021-06-01** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2021-06-01** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-02** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7017
- **2021-06-02** 3RD READING CAL.1364
- **2021-06-02** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2021-06-02** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2021-06-17** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-29** SIGNED CHAP.165 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ddb9a23d-81e3-4f94-8aab-72ffec81bd67`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).