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NY A 4686

in committee

Exempts the sale of cloth face coverings used to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 from sales and use taxes

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 4686 pass?

Not yet. NY A 4686 is in committee as of 2026-01-07 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

What is NY A 4686 about?

Exempts the sale of cloth face coverings used to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 from sales and use taxes; defines "cloth face coverings" as any material manufactured with the intent of covering the nose and mouth that can be secured to the head or ears with ties or straps.

Who sponsors NY A 4686?

Kwani O'Pharrow is the primary sponsor of NY A 4686.

Description

Exempts the sale of cloth face coverings used to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 from sales and use taxes; defines "cloth face coverings" as any material manufactured with the intent of covering the nose and mouth that can be secured to the head or ears with ties or straps.

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

  • Kwani O'Pharrowprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-04

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 10570not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2141not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 2844not in this corpus

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A4686?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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