S 5104: Exempts qualified military benefits from inclusion in a resident's adjusted gross income, including any allowance or in-kind benefit other than personal use of a vehicle, received by any former member of the uniformed services of the United States or any dependent of such member by reason of such member's status or service as a member of such uniformed services.
What S 5104 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to exempt qualified military benefits of veterans from being included in a resident's adjusted gross income for state tax purposes. This exemption applies to compensation received by former members of the US uniformed services or their dependents, excluding personal use of a vehicle. The changes take effect immediately and apply to taxable years starting on January 1, 2026.
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Last action: REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5104
- What is the current status of S 5104?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 5104 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 BUDGET AND REVENUE".
- Did S 5104 pass?
- Not yet. S 5104 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5104, and where is it now?
- S 5104 was authored by Sen. Peter Harckham. Its committee of record is Senate Budget & Revenue. It is filed under TAX, alongside 323 other New York TAX bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE |
| Feb. 19, 2025 | REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 19, 2025 · 221 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5104 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 19, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Budget and Revenue AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting qualified military benefits of veterans from inclusion in a resident's adjusted gross income The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 612 of the tax law is amended by 2 adding a new paragraph 8-d to read as follows: 3 (8-d) Compensation, including any allowance or in-kind benefit other 4 than personal use of a vehicle, received by any former member of the 5 uniformed services of the United States or any dependent of such member 6 by reason of such member's status or service as a member of such 7 uniformed services to the extent includable in gross income for federal 8 income tax purposes. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable 10 years beginning on and after January 1, 2026. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09766-01-5
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