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A 7297: Reduces sales tax on vehicles manufactured in the United States by one percent; provides that the commissioner of taxation and finance shall obtain a listing of such vehicles from the commissioner of motor vehicles yearly.
What A 7297 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill proposes to reduce the sales tax on motor vehicles manufactured in the United States by one percent. This tax reduction applies to vehicles as defined in the Vehicle and Traffic Law. The commissioner of motor vehicles will provide the commissioner with a yearly list of vehicles manufactured in the United States. The tax reduction will take effect 180 days after the bill becomes a law.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to ways and means (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7297
- What is the current status of A 7297?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7297 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 7297 pass?
- Not yet. A 7297 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7297, and where is it now?
- A 7297 was authored by Asm. James Pretlow. Its committee of record is Assembly Ways & Means.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to ways and means |
| Mar. 25, 2025 | referred to ways and means |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 25, 2025 · 242 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7297 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 25, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to reduced sales tax on vehi- cles manufactured in the United States The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 1105-C to 2 read as follows: 3 § 1105-C. Reduced sales tax on certain motor vehicles. (a) The tax 4 imposed by subdivision (a) of section eleven hundred five of this part 5 shall be reduced by one percent when being imposed upon motor vehicles 6 manufactured in the United States of America. 7 (b) For purposes of this section, the term motor vehicle shall mean a 8 vehicle as defined in section one hundred twenty-five of the vehicle and 9 traffic law. 10 (c) The commissioner shall obtain yearly from the commissioner of 11 motor vehicles a list of vehicles manufactured in the United States of 12 America. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 14 it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11029-01-5
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