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A 8989: Relates to the definition of outside earned income by members of the legislature; provides that the amount of income shall be determined by taxable income.
What A 8989 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to clarify the definition of outside earned income for members of the legislature. Outside earned income includes wages, salaries, fees, and other forms of compensation for services actually rendered. The amount of income is determined by taxable income. The bill takes effect immediately upon passage.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to governmental operations (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8989
- What is the current status of A 8989?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 8989 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 governmental operations".
- Did A 8989 pass?
- Not yet. A 8989 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8989, and where is it now?
- A 8989 was authored by Asm. Phil Steck. Its committee of record is Assembly Governmental Operations.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
| Aug. 13, 2025 | referred to governmental operations |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, August 13, 2025 · 185 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8989 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY August 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the legislative law, in relation to the definition of outside earned income by members of the legislature The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 5-b of the legisla- 2 tive law, as amended by section 1 of part PP of chapter 55 of the laws 3 of 2025, is amended to read as follows: 4 a. For purposes of this section, the term "outside earned income" 5 shall mean wages, salaries, fees and other forms of compensation for 6 services actually rendered. The amount of income shall be determined by 7 taxable income. 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13336-01-5
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