A 8246: Allows for SNAP benefits to be used to purchase menstrual products including, but not limited to, sanitary napkins, tampons and panty liners.
What A 8246 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to be used for menstrual products. SNAP benefits will be able to cover the cost of sanitary napkins, tampons, and panty liners. The Department of Social Services will apply for a waiver or request authorization from the federal government to make this possible. The waiver or authorization must be granted within 90 days of the bill's effective date. The bill will take effect immediately, but the provision allowing SNAP benefits to be used for menstrual products will only be implemented once the waiver or authorization is received from the federal government.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to social services (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8246
- What is the current status of A 8246?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 8246 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 social services".
- Did A 8246 pass?
- Not yet. A 8246 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8246, and where is it now?
- A 8246 was authored by Asm. Rebecca Kassay with 7 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Social Services. It is filed under SOS, alongside 102 other New York SOS bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to social services |
| May. 05, 2025 | referred to social services |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, May 5, 2025 · 330 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8246 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY May 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KASSAY, SCHIAVONI, FALL, CLARK, P. CARROLL, BERGER, GRIFFIN, SLATER -- 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, sanitary napkins, tampons and panty liners. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that section one 11 of this act shall take effect only upon the occurrence of the waiver or 12 authorization from the federal government provided for in such section; 13 provided further that the office of temporary and disability assistance 14 shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon the occur- 15 rence of such waiver or authorization in order that the commission may 16 maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text 17 of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the 18 provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the 19 public officers law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11609-01-5
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