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S 7578: Provides that an applicant for the cooling assistance component of the home energy assistance program shall not be required to demonstrate that the household contains at least one person with a documented medical condition that is exacerbated by extreme heat to be eligible for a cooling assistance component benefit.
What S 7578 does, verified January 8, 2026
Provides that an applicant for the cooling assistance component of the home energy assistance program shall not be required to demonstrate that the household contains at least one person with a documented medical condition that is exacerbated by extreme heat to be eligible for a cooling assistance component benefit.
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Last action: REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7578
- What is the current status of S 7578?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 7578 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 S 7578 pass?
- Not yet. S 7578 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7578, and where is it now?
- S 7578 was authored by Sen. Cordell Cleare. Its committee of record is Senate Social Services.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES |
| Apr. 22, 2025 | REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 22, 2025 · 303 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7578 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 22, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT in relation to expanding eligibility for the cooling assistance component of the home energy assistance program The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to 2 the contrary an applicant for the cooling assistance component of the 3 home energy assistance program shall not be required to demonstrate that 4 the household contains at least one person with a documented medical 5 condition that is exacerbated by extreme heat to be eligible for a cool- 6 ing assistance component benefit. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after the state 8 commissioner of social services receives a determination from the feder- 9 al department of health and human services that the provisions of 10 section one of this act shall not render the state ineligible for 11 participation in the federal low-income home energy assistance program; 12 provided that the state commissioner of social services shall notify the 13 legislative bill drafting commission upon the receipt of such determi- 14 nation in order that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely 15 effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New 16 York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of the 17 legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08673-01-5
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