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A 3137: Exempts poll workers from the obligation to pay New York state income tax on income earned on an election day.

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

What A 3137 does, verified January 8, 2026

The bill aims to exempt poll workers from paying New York state income tax on income earned on election day. The exemption applies to residents and includes election inspectors, poll clerks, and election coordinators. The income must be earned on the actual election day, not just during the campaign period. The exemption takes effect immediately.

Bill journey
1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to ways and means (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3137
What is the current status of A 3137?
As of January 8, 2026, A 3137 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 3137 pass?
Not yet. A 3137 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote A 3137, and where is it now?
A 3137 was authored by Asm. Linda Rosenthal with 2 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Ways & Means.
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026referred to ways and means
Jan. 23, 2025referred to ways and means
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 23, 2025 · 272 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3137 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 23, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, STECK, BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting poll workers from the obligation to pay New York state income tax on income earned on an election day The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subsection (i) of section 601 of the tax law is relettered 2 subsection (j) and a new subsection (i) is added to read as follows: 3 (i) Poll workers working on election day. Notwithstanding the 4 provisions of subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this section and any 5 other provision of this article, for taxable years beginning after 6 December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-six, the income of a resident 7 individual earned while working as a poll worker on an election day 8 shall be exempt from tax under this article regardless of whether such 9 income is subject to federal income taxation. For purposes of this 10 subsection: (1) "poll worker" shall include, but not be limited to, 11 election inspectors, poll clerks and election coordinators; and (2) 12 "election day" shall mean the date of a state, local, or federal 13 election, including primary and general elections. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05614-01-5 
Text of A 3137 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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