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A 3493: Includes pensions from a defined benefit plan in the exclusion from federal adjusted gross income.
What A 3493 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to amend the tax law to include pensions from defined benefit plans in the exclusion from federal adjusted gross income. This means that individuals will not have to pay federal income tax on the pensions they receive from these plans. The change will take effect immediately and apply to taxable years beginning on and after the proposed effective date.
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 3493
- What is the current status of A 3493?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 3493 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 3493 pass?
- Not yet. A 3493 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 3493, and where is it now?
- A 3493 was authored by Asm. Angelo Santabarbara. Its committee of record is Assembly Ways & Means.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to ways and means |
| Jan. 28, 2025 | referred to ways and means |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 28, 2025 · 173 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3493 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to including pensions from a defined benefit plan in the exclusion from federal adjusted gross income The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph 3 of subsection (c) of section 612 of the tax law 2 is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iii) to read as follows: 3 (iii) Pensions from a defined benefit plan, to the extent includible 4 in gross income for federal income tax purposes; 5 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable 6 years beginning on and after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06677-01-5
Text of A 3493 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions