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Home/Bills/A 2453New York · 2025–2026 Legislative Session
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A 2453: Exempts the sale of zero-emission school buses from sales and use taxes.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified January 8, 2026

What A 2453 does, verified January 8, 2026

The bill aims to exempt zero-emission school buses from sales and use taxes. This exemption applies to the sale of the buses and the purchase of parts or equipment used in their operation. The exemption is based on the definition of zero-emission school buses in the education law. The bill takes effect after at least thirty days from its passage and applies to quarterly sales tax periods. The implementation of the exemption requires the authorization of necessary rules and regulations, which can be completed on or before its effective date.

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Last action: referred to ways and means (2026-01-07)Alert me
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Jan. 07, 2026referred to ways and means
Jan. 17, 2025referred to ways and means
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 17, 2025 · 286 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2453 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 17, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting zero-emission school buses from sales and use taxes The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1115 of the tax law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision (mm) to read as follows: 3 (mm) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 4 receipts from the sale of zero-emission school buses, as such term is 5 defined in section thirty-six hundred thirty-eight of the education law 6 and parts or equipment purchased and used in the operation of such buses 7 shall be exempt from taxes imposed by this article. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first day of a quarterly sales 9 tax period, as set forth in subdivision (b) of section 1136 of the tax 10 law, next commencing at least thirty days after this act shall have 11 become a law and shall apply in accordance with the applicable transi- 12 tional provisions of section 1106 of the tax law. Effective immediately, 13 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces- 14 sary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are 15 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06215-01-5 
Text of A 2453 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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