A 7655: Allows for SNAP benefits to be used to purchase menstrual products.
What A 7655 does, verified September 28, 2025
The bill aims to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to be used for purchasing menstrual products, including tampons, pads, and menstrual cups. The Department of Social Services must apply for a waiver or request authorization from the federal government to enable this use. The bill takes effect immediately, but the specific use of SNAP benefits for menstrual products will only be allowed if the federal government grants the necessary waiver or authorization.
Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: enacting clause stricken (2025-04-14)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7655
- What is the current status of A 7655?
- As of September 28, 2025, A 7655 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on April 14, 2025, was "enacting clause stricken".
- Did A 7655 pass?
- Not yet. A 7655 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7655, and where is it now?
- A 7655 was authored by Asm. Matthew Slater with 1 coauthor. It is filed under SOS, alongside 102 other New York SOS bills this session.
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| Apr. 14, 2025 | enacting clause stricken |
| Apr. 04, 2025 | referred to social services |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 4, 2025 · 348 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7655 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SLATER, TANNOUSIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to allowing for SNAP benefits to be used to purchase menstrual products The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 95 of the social services law is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision 12 to read as follows: 3 12. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary and to 4 the extent not inconsistent with federal law and regulations, the 5 department shall, within ninety days after the effective date of this 6 subdivision, apply for a waiver or request authorization from the feder- 7 al government to ensure that supplemental nutrition assistance program 8 (SNAP) benefits are able to be used for menstrual products including, 9 but not limited to, products used for the purpose of catching menstrua- 10 tion and vaginal discharge, including but not limited to tampons, pads, 11 and menstrual cups which can be either disposable or reusable. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that section one 13 of this act shall take effect only upon the occurrence of the waiver or 14 authorization from the federal government provided for in such section; 15 provided further that the office of temporary and disability assistance 16 shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon the occur- 17 rence of such waiver or authorization in order that the commission may 18 maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text 19 of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the 20 provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the 21 public officers law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06461-01-5
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