A 9643: Provides that a claimant eligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits shall also be entitled to receive a dependent allowance which shall begin at forty-five dollars and shall increase annually by an amount determined by the department of labor; directs the department of labor to report to the legislature following each calendar quarter certain information about dependent allowances and to make such reports available on its website; provides that a claimant's maximum benefit amount, including such dependent allowance, shall not exceed one hundred percent of such claimant's average weekly wage from their highest-earning calendar quarter.
The bill aims to amend the labor law to provide additional support to eligible claimants. Claimants will be entitled to receive a dependent allowance in addition to their unemployment insurance benefits. The dependent allowance is equal to $45 per dependent per week, with the amount increasing annually according to the consumer price index. The dependent allowance is available to claimants who have dependents such as children, full-time students, nonworking adults, and adults with disabilities. The amount of the dependent allowance will be reported to the legislature and made publicly available on the department's website. Employers will not be charged for the dependent allowance received by a claimant. The department will provide notice to claimants of the weekly dependent allowance amount, the dependent(s) established, and the calculation used to determine the amount. The bill also mo…
- What is the current status of A 9643?
- As of March 25, 2026, A 9643 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on March 12, 2026, was "print number 9643a".
- Did A 9643 pass?
- Not yet. A 9643 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 9643, and where is it now?
- A 9643 was authored by Asm. Claire Valdez with 4 coauthors. It is filed under Labor, alongside 46 other New York Labor bills this session.
| Mar. 12, 2026 | print number 9643a |
| Mar. 12, 2026 | amend and recommit to labor |
| Jan. 21, 2026 | referred to labor |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9643 IN ASSEMBLY January 21, 2026 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. VALDEZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to authorizing a claimant to receive a dependent allowance in addition to unemployment insurance benefits The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 590 of the labor law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 13 to read as follows: 3 13. Dependent allowance. (a) In addition to the benefits received 4 pursuant to this section, a claimant eligible for such benefits shall 5 also be entitled to receive a dependent allowance. Such dependent allow- 6 ance shall be equal to forty-five dollars per dependent per week. 7 (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, the term "dependent" shall 8 mean: 9 (i) children eighteen years old and younger, including foster chil- 10 dren, stepchildren, and children for whom the claimant has at least 11 fifty percent custody in a shared custody arrangement; 12 (ii) full-time students up to the age of twenty-six; 13 (iii) nonworking adults in the household ages sixty and older; and 14 (iv) adults with disabilities in the household. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14162-01-5