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A 2281: Relates to exempting cranes from the petroleum business tax.
What A 2281 does, verified January 9, 2026
The proposed law aims to exempt diesel and motor fuel used in the operation of cranes for off-road use from the petroleum business tax. Diesel and motor fuel used in mobile cranes, hydraulic cranes, crawler cranes, floating cranes, telescopic cranes, gantry cranes, or tower cranes will be exempt from the tax. The exemption will take effect on the 90th day after the law becomes effective.
Bill journey
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4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to ways and means (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 2281
- What is the current status of A 2281?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 2281 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to ways and means".
- Did A 2281 pass?
- Not yet. A 2281 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 2281, and where is it now?
- A 2281 was authored by Asm. Stephen Hawley with 6 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Ways & Means.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to ways and means |
| Jan. 16, 2025 | referred to ways and means |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 16, 2025 · 184 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2281 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exemptions to the petroleum business tax The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 301-b of the tax law is amended 2 by adding a new paragraph 9 to read as follows: 3 (9) Diesel and motor fuel used in the operation of cranes for off-road 4 use. For purposes of this paragraph, "cranes" include but are not limit- 5 ed to mobile cranes, hydraulic cranes, crawler cranes, floating cranes, 6 telescopic cranes, gantry cranes, or tower cranes. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 8 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01052-01-5
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