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S 3467: Relates to the authority of the welfare inspector general to conduct investigations.
What S 3467 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to expand the authority of the Welfare Inspector General to conduct investigations. The inspector general can now investigate the operations of various state and local agencies, including the state social services department, health departments, and mental health boards, to ensure proper expenditure of welfare funds and enforcement of state laws. The inspector general can also investigate violations of the welfare system, failure to prosecute welfare frauds, and failure to comply with state laws regarding the employment of welfare recipients. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO FINANCE (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 3467
- What is the current status of S 3467?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 3467 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 FINANCE".
- Did S 3467 pass?
- Not yet. S 3467 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 3467, and where is it now?
- S 3467 was authored by Sen. Pamela Helming. Its committee of record is Senate Finance.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO FINANCE |
| Jan. 27, 2025 | REFERRED TO FINANCE |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 27, 2025 · 276 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3467 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the authority of the welfare inspector general to conduct investigations The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 48 of the executive law, as 2 amended by chapter 754 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 5. [On the initiative of the office and at] At the direction of the 5 welfare inspector general, to conduct any investigation: of the oper- 6 ations of the state social services department and local social services 7 districts, the state health department and local health departments, and 8 the state department of mental hygiene and community mental health 9 boards in order to insure proper expenditure of welfare funds; of 10 violations of the welfare system; of failure to prosecute welfare 11 frauds; of failure to enforce the state's laws regarding the employment 12 of welfare recipients in available employment; of failure of local offi- 13 cials and employees to comply with state law, rules, and regulations 14 regarding welfare administration which shall be deemed to include 15 medical assistance, and other matters relating thereto. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07342-01-5
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