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Home/Bills/A 4659New York · 2025–2026 Legislative Session
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A 4659: Exempts innovative and alternative septic systems that provide for enhanced treatment technologies from sales and use taxes.

New York · Assembly · 2025–2026 Legislative Session · last verified May 14, 2026

What A 4659 does, verified May 14, 2026

The proposed law aims to exempt innovative and alternative septic systems from sales and use taxes. These systems must provide enhanced treatment technologies, such as advanced nitrogen removal systems, to reduce environmental and public health impacts. The systems must not exceed 1,000 gallons per day and serve a single parcel of land, including residences and small businesses. The law would take effect immediately.

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1IntroducedCurrent
2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to ways and means (2026-01-07)Alert me
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MaryJane ShimskyRebecca SeawrightSteve SternRebecca KassayKwani O'PharrowKalman YegerWilliam ColtonDana LevenbergAlicia HyndmanCharles LavineAnna Kelles
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Jan. 07, 2026referred to ways and means
Feb. 04, 2025referred to ways and means
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 4, 2025 · 193 words
  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4659 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SCHIAVONI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting innovative and alternative septic systems 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. Subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law is amended 2 by adding a new paragraph 2-a to read as follows: 3 (2-a) Innovative and alternative septic systems that provide for 4 enhanced treatment technologies, including an advanced nitrogen removal 5 system, to reduce environmental and public health impacts associated 6 with the combination of human and sanitary waste with water, not exceed- 7 ing one thousand gallons per day, serving a single parcel of land, 8 including residences and small businesses. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07177-01-5 
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