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NY A 1961

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Establishes a certified transitional tax credit

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NY A 1961 pass?

Not yet. NY A 1961 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

What is NY A 1961 about?

Establishes a certified transitional tax credit for taxpayers that demonstrate their agricultural products were sold during a period of transition into USDA organic certification, under the Whole Foods Market IP. L.P. "responsibly grown" labelling program, or under the QAI and Hesco, Inc. "certified transitional" label.

Who sponsors NY A 1961?

Brian Maher is the primary sponsor of NY A 1961, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Establishes a certified transitional tax credit for taxpayers that demonstrate their agricultural products were sold during a period of transition into USDA organic certification, under the Whole Foods Market IP. L.P. "responsibly grown" labelling program, or under the QAI and Hesco, Inc. "certified transitional" label.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-01-07 — REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
Bill type
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Sponsors

  • Brian Maherprimary
  • Eric Browncosponsor
  • Karl Brabeneccosponsor
  • David McDonoughcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-01-14

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    referral-committee

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Related bills

  • Prior session: S 4721not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 7368not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 5447not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 3978not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 5483not in this corpus

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https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A1961?summary=&detail=

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