A 3391: Imposes a one year residency requirement for eligibility for medical assistance; authorizes the commissioner of health to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take any other measures necessary to implement this act.
What A 3391 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to establish a one-year residency requirement for individuals seeking medical assistance in the state. This means that no person can be eligible for medical assistance unless they have been a resident of the state for at least one year. The law will take effect on a date to be determined, and the Commissioner of Health will be authorized to implement the law by promulgating rules and regulations.
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Last action: referred to health (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3391
- What is the current status of A 3391?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 3391 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to health".
- Did A 3391 pass?
- Not yet. A 3391 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3391, and where is it now?
- A 3391 was authored by Asm. David DiPietro. Its committee of record is Assembly Health. It is filed under SOS, alongside 102 other New York SOS bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to health |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | referred to health |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 252 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3391 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to imposing a one year residency requirement for eligibility for medical assistance The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 117 of the social services law is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: 3 4. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of the foregoing subdi- 4 visions of this section or any other provision of law, for the purposes 5 of eligibility for medical assistance pursuant to title eleven of arti- 6 cle five of this chapter or any successor provisions thereof, no person 7 shall be eligible therefor unless such person shall have been a resident 8 of this state for one year or more. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 10 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately the commissioner of 11 health is authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and 12 take any other measures necessary to implement this act on its effective 13 date on or before such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04363-01-5
Text of A 3391 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions