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A 4886: Provides a tax credit for certain taxpayers who suffer the birth of a stillborn child.
What A 4886 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill provides a tax credit for taxpayers who suffer the birth of a stillborn child. A taxpayer can claim a refundable credit equal to $2,000 for each stillborn child, provided the child would have been a dependent of the taxpayer. The credit is allowed for the taxable year in which a certificate of stillbirth is issued. The bill applies to taxable years starting on January 1, 2025, and allows for the implementation of the rule changes on its effective date.
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Last action: referred to ways and means (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 4886
- What is the current status of A 4886?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 4886 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 4886 pass?
- Not yet. A 4886 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 4886, and where is it now?
- A 4886 was authored by Asm. Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn with 11 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Ways & Means.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to ways and means |
| Feb. 10, 2025 | referred to ways and means |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 10, 2025 · 338 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4886 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 10, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, COLTON, CRUZ, JACKSON, LEVEN- BERG, WALKER, KELLES, SEAWRIGHT, EPSTEIN, HYNDMAN, LUCAS, DAVILA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to providing a tax credit for certain taxpayers who suffer the birth of a stillborn child The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new 2 subsection (bbb) to read as follows: 3 (bbb) Stillbirth tax credit. (1) A taxpayer shall be allowed a refund- 4 able credit against the tax imposed by this article equal to two thou- 5 sand dollars for the birth of a stillborn child, provided the stillborn 6 child would have been a dependent of the taxpayer as defined by section 7 152 of the Internal Revenue Code. The credit shall be allowed for the 8 taxable year in which a certificate of still birth is issued pursuant to 9 section four thousand one hundred sixty-a of the public health law. 10 (2) For purposes of this subsection, "birth of a stillborn child" 11 shall mean the birth of a child for whom a certificate of still birth 12 has been issued pursuant to section four thousand one hundred sixty-a of 13 the public health law. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable 15 years commencing on and after January 1, 2025. Effective immediately, 16 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces- 17 sary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are 18 authorized to be made on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07296-01-5
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