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A 3520: Exempts railroad rolling stock from sales and compensating use taxes; defines "railroad rolling stock" as a device, which is used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks to transport goods, commodities, or equipment, including, but not limited to, flat cars, box cars, gondolas, hopper cars, or other freight railroad cars.

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

What A 3520 does, verified January 8, 2026

The bill aims to exempt newly manufactured railroad rolling stock used in interstate commerce from sales and compensating use taxes. This exemption applies to devices used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks to transport goods, commodities, or equipment. The bill takes effect at least 60 days after it becomes a law, with the addition of new rules or regulations for implementation allowed to be made immediately.

Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to ways and means (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 3520
What is the current status of A 3520?
As of January 8, 2026, A 3520 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 3520 pass?
Not yet. A 3520 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
Who wrote A 3520, and where is it now?
A 3520 was authored by Asm. Patrick Burke. Its committee of record is Assembly Ways & Means.
Recent actions2 total · showing 2
Jan. 07, 2026referred to ways and means
Jan. 28, 2025referred to ways and means
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 28, 2025 · 278 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3520 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 28, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BURKE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting railroad rolling stock from sales and compensating use taxes 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 47 to read as follows: 3 (47) Newly manufactured railroad rolling stock used in interstate 4 commerce sold by the manufacturer. For purposes of this paragraph, the 5 term "railroad rolling stock" shall mean a device, which is used exclu- 6 sively upon stationary rails or tracks to transport goods, commodities, 7 or equipment, including, but not limited to, flat cars, box cars, gondo- 8 las, hopper cars, or other freight railroad cars. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first day of a sales tax quar- 10 terly period, as described in subdivision (b) of section 1136 of the tax 11 law, next commencing at least 60 days after this act shall have become a 12 law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any 13 rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its 14 effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such 15 effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02917-01-5 
Text of A 3520 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions
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