Relates to additional state payment assistance

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Andrew Hevesi

A 619 aims to expand or create state payment assistance for families and children, increasing financial support; exact eligibility and programs to be defined in the full text.

REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Overview

Bill number: A 619

Title: Relates to additional state payment assistance

Status: REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Introduced: January 8, 2025

Sponsor (primary): Andrew Hevesi

Related bills (prior-session): A 7067, A 2445

Legislative actions: On 2025-01-08, the bill was referred to the Committee on Children and Families (listed twice in the record)

Purpose and intent

The bill is titled to address “additional state payment assistance.” Based on the title and referral to the Children and Families committee, the bill appears aimed at expanding or modifying state-supported payment programs to provide greater or new financial assistance related to families or children. The full text would be needed to confirm the specific goals, eligibility criteria, or targeted populations.

Key provisions (text not provided in the record)

The exact policy changes, program design, funding sources, eligibility, benefit amounts, and duration are not included in the information provided.

As a result, the precise mechanisms (e.g., expansion of an existing program, creation of a new payment subsidy, eligibility thresholds, application processes) cannot be detailed here.

Note: Once the bill’s full text is available, the following details would be essential to document:
- Scope of benefits (who qualifies and for what payments)
- Amounts and calculation methods
- Funding sources and fiscal impact
- Administration and oversight (which state agencies run the program)
- Application, enrollment, and renewal processes
- Compliance requirements and penalties (if any)
- Sunset or renewal provisions
- Effective dates

Who would be affected

Likely recipients: families or individuals who would receive state payment assistance under the program created or expanded by A 619.

Potential administrators: state agencies responsible for social services, family welfare, or child-related assistance programs (subject to the bill’s specified design in the final text).

Broader impacts: any changes to state budget allocations or to eligibility for related programs (e.g., TANF, child care subsidies) depending on how the bill is written.

Procedural and timeline aspects

Introduced January 8, 2025.

Referred to the Assembly Committee on Children and Families (as listed in the record). The duplication of the referral in the actions suggests a clerical listing rather than distinct steps.

Next steps (if the bill advances): committee hearings, possible amendments, floor consideration, and votes in the Assembly, followed by potential consideration in the Senate and a signature by the governor, subject to passage.

Next steps for readers

Obtain the full bill text to understand specific provisions, eligibility, funding, and implementation timelines.

Monitor Committee on Children and Families hearings and any fiscal memos or analyses.

Review related bills (A 7067, A 2445) for context on prior-session proposals that may inform A 619’s intent.

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