# New York A 1099: Relates to information regarding the home energy assistance program for participants in the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program

New York A 1099, Relates to information regarding the home energy assistance program for participants in the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John T. McDonald III (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-02-14 (SIGNED CHAP.45) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: New York A 1099
- State: New York
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Relates to information regarding the home energy assistance program for participants in the elderly pharmaceutical insurance coverage program
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-02-14, SIGNED CHAP.45
- Sponsor: John T. McDonald III (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: AGING, RULES
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (207 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Seniors get home energy aid information: benefit, low. New York's health department must give Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) participants information about Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) eligibility and applications. This information must accompany every EPIC paper application distributed and reach all participants each year. T…
- Automatic energy aid enrollment ends for seniors: cost, low. The law ends automated record matching to identify and enroll New York's senior drug coverage participants in home energy aid. Instead, an EPIC participant's household must apply for and enroll in the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP). The health department must then enroll the participant with…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John T. McDonald III (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nikki Lucas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stacey Pheffer Amato (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | FLOOR Vote | pass | 62 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-05 | House | Assembly floor vote | pass | 145 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-02-14: SIGNED CHAP.45 (House)
- 2025-02-12: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR (House)
- 2025-02-05: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: PASSED SENATE (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: 3RD READING CAL.70 (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: SUBSTITUTED FOR S796 (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: REFERRED TO RULES (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: DELIVERED TO SENATE (House)
- 2025-02-05: PASSED ASSEMBLY (House)
- 2025-02-04: ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.91 (House)
- 2025-02-04: RULES REPORT CAL.91 (House)
- 2025-02-04: REPORTED (House)
- 2025-02-04: REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES (House)
- 2025-01-08: REFERRED TO AGING (House)

## Bill text

- Original, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A1099)

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## Sources
- [Original (PDF)](https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2025/A1099)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NY-A1099-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).