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Assembly passes elder law amendment removing automatic HEAP enrollment for EPIC recipients
Summary
On Feb. 5, 2025, the New York State Assembly approved Assembly Bill 1099, a chapter amendment to the Elder Law that eliminates automatic enrollment of EPIC recipients into the Home Energy Assistance Program and instead requires recipients to seek enrollment.
The New York State Assembly on Feb. 5, 2025, approved Assembly Bill 1099, an amendment to the Elder Law that removes automatic enrollment of EPIC recipients into the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) and instead directs that EPIC recipients be provided information about HEAP and must seek enrollment themselves.
Assemblymember Walsh, speaking during floor debate, said, "The original legislation provided for automatic enrollment of EPIC recipients into the HEAP program, but this chapter amendment eliminates that. Now EPIC recipients will receive information about HEAP, but there won't be any automatic enrollment. People will have to seek to be enrolled and may or may or may not qualify." She said some members had preferred the original version, while others supported the chapter amendment for its potential cost savings and the assurance that only those who qualify would receive HEAP benefits. Walsh said she would support the bill.
Clerks recorded the vote after the explanation on the floor. The bill passed on the recorded voice vote: "Ayes, 143; Nos, 0." The bill's last section on the floor read, "This act shall take effect on the January and eightieth day." The motion to advance the senate bill was recorded in the House journal before the floor explanation; the transcript did not specify the member who made the motion to move the measure forward.
The action on the bill was limited to passage on the Assembly floor; no additional implementing regulations or funding details were discussed during the floor explanation recorded in the transcript.
Votes at a glance: Assembly Bill 1099 (Rules Report 91) — advanced and passed on Feb. 5, 2025; effective language recorded on the floor as "on the January and eightieth day."
