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A 2444: Exempts toothpaste, toothbrushes and dental floss from the payment of sales tax.
What A 2444 does, verified January 20, 2026
The bill aims to exempt certain oral hygiene products, specifically toothbrushes, toothpaste, and dental floss, from the payment of sales tax. The exemption will take effect at least 90 days after the bill becomes a law and will apply to sales made on or after this date. This change will provide a more comprehensive tax exemption for essential personal care items.
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to ways and means (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to ways and means |
| Jun. 05, 2025 | print number 2444a |
| Jun. 05, 2025 | amend (t) and recommit to ways and means |
| Jan. 17, 2025 | referred to ways and means |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 17, 2025 · 186 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2444 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 17, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER, SEAWRIGHT, ANGELINO, JONES, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, RAGA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting from the payment of sales tax the purchase of oral hygiene products 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 1115 of the tax law is amended 2 by adding a new paragraph 3-c to read as follows: 3 (3-c) Oral hygiene products, including toothbrushes, toothpaste, tooth 4 powders, mouthwash, dental floss, or other similar products. 5 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable 6 years beginning on or after the first of January next succeeding the 7 date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02212-01-5
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