A 7680: Exempts computer hardware and software equipment and school supplies from sales tax during the seven day period commencing on the Tuesday immediately preceding the first Monday in September, known as Labor Day, and ending on Labor Day.
What A 7680 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to exempt computer hardware and software, as well as school supplies, from sales and compensating use tax during a specified period each year. The exemption period is a seven-day period starting on the Tuesday immediately preceding Labor Day and ending on Labor Day. During this period, items commonly used by students, such as book bags, books, computer equipment, pens, and paper, are exempt from sales and compensating use tax. The exemption will take effect immediately and apply to taxable periods beginning on August 1, 2026.
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Last action: referred to ways and means (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7680
- What is the current status of A 7680?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7680 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 7680 pass?
- Not yet. A 7680 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7680, and where is it now?
- A 7680 was authored by Asm. Steve Stern with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Ways & Means. It is filed under TAX, alongside 323 other New York TAX bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to ways and means |
| Apr. 04, 2025 | referred to ways and means |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 4, 2025 · 241 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7680 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting computer hardware and software and school supplies from sales and compensating use tax during a specified period each year 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) During the seven day period each year commencing on the Tuesday 4 immediately preceding the first Monday in September, known as Labor Day, 5 and ending on Labor Day, school supplies or items commonly used by a 6 student in a course of study which shall include, but not be limited to, 7 book bags or backpacks, books, computer equipment (including related 8 software and hardware), pens, pencils, highlighters, crayons, markers, 9 erasers, index cards, paper, notebooks, binders, folders, scissors, 10 rulers and calculators. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable 12 periods beginning on and after August 1, 2026. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02538-01-5
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