Bill Memos
Working Families Tax Credit
Memorandum of Support
Re: S277-B Gounardes / A4022-B Hevesi
Relates to a working families tax credit
The above referenced legislation would create the New York State Working Families Tax Credit by streamlining the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Empire State Child Tax Credit. The New York State Catholic Conference wholeheartedly supports this proposal.
Participation in State Contracts
Memorandum of Opposition
Re: S4287 Cooney/A1936 Gonzalez-Rojas
In relation to participating in state contracts
The above-referenced legislation declares that any state contract “shall be rendered forfeit and void” by the state comptroller if the contracted agency did not include in its employee health care plans “services for transgender, non-binary, and gender expansive people, including but not limited to hormone replacement therapy, gender-affirming surgery, and treatment typically associated with one particular gender.”
Medicaid Coverage for Childbirth
Memorandum of Support
Re: S1241 Sanders
In relation to Medicaid coverage for childbirth
The above-referenced legislation would establish mandatory Medicaid coverage for hospital stays for maternity patients and their newborn babies. The New York State Catholic Conference supports this bill and urges favorable committee action.
Paid Leave After a Stillbirth
Memorandum of Support
Re: S2175 Kennedy
In relation to paid family leave after a stillbirth
The above-referenced legislation would amend the Worker’s Compensation Law to provide for paid family leave for employees recovering following the birth of a stillborn child. The New York State Catholic Conference supports this bill and urges its enactment into law.
Increase in Value of Rent Subsidies
Memorandum of Support
Re: S2038-A Brisport
Increase in Value of Rent Subsidies
The above referenced legislation amends Section 409-A of the Social Services Law to increase the value of rent subsidies for families whose lack of adequate housing puts their children at risk of entry into the foster care system or delays their reunification. The maximum monthly subsidy would rise from $300 to $725.
The New York State Catholic Conference supports this bill.
Equality Amendment
Memorandum of Opposition
Re: A1283 Seawright/ S108-A Krueger
Equality Amendment
The above-referenced legislation would amend New York State’s Constitution to ban unjust discrimination against persons based on a broad variety of classes and characteristics. This version of the bill rightly applies the same level of protection to religion as it does to the expanded list of classes. While we strongly agree with the goal of protecting all human beings from unjust discrimination, we oppose this legislation as it seeks to enshrine the right to abortion in the New York State Constitution.