Bill Commons

NY A 5284

in committee

Relates to excise taxes on premium cigars

New York · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did NY A 5284 pass?

Not yet. NY A 5284 is in committee as of 2026-03-11 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-11): PRINT NUMBER 5284B

What is NY A 5284 about?

Provides that certain persons shall not be deemed a distributor for certain sales of premium cigars; provides that the tax on premium cigars shall be at the rate of seventy-five percent of the wholesale price or fifty cents, whichever is less, and is intended to be imposed only once upon the sale of any premium cigars; defines "premium cigar".

Who sponsors NY A 5284?

Philip Ramos is the primary sponsor of NY A 5284, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Description

Provides that certain persons shall not be deemed a distributor for certain sales of premium cigars; provides that the tax on premium cigars shall be at the rate of seventy-five percent of the wholesale price or fifty cents, whichever is less, and is intended to be imposed only once upon the sale of any premium cigars; defines "premium cigar".

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-11 — PRINT NUMBER 5284B
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Philip Ramosprimary
  • John T. McDonald IIIcosponsor
  • William Magnarellicosponsor
  • Stefani Zinermancosponsor
  • William Conradcosponsor
  • Anil Beephan Jr.cosponsor
  • Matthew Simpsoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-12

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-03

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  3. 2025-03-03

    PRINT NUMBER 5284A

    amendment-passage

  4. 2026-01-07

    REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-03-11

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS

    amendment-passage,referral-committee

  6. 2026-03-11

    PRINT NUMBER 5284B

    amendment-passage

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

  • Prior session: A 8912not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 8156not in this corpus
  • Prior session: A 3376not in this corpus
  • Companion bill: S 2133

Official source

https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/bills/2025-2026/A5284?summary=&detail=

Attribution

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