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S 7089: Exempts pet food from sales and compensating use taxes.
What S 7089 does, verified February 4, 2026
The proposed law aims to exempt pet food from sales and compensating use taxes. It defines "pet food" as food prepared and distributed for consumption by pets, and "pet" as any domesticated animal normally maintained in or near the household. The law would take effect at least 60 days after it becomes a law, and would apply to sales tax quarters.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 7089
- What is the current status of S 7089?
- As of February 4, 2026, S 7089 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 7089 pass?
- Not yet. S 7089 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 7089, and where is it now?
- S 7089 was authored by Sen. Andrew Lanza with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Budget & Revenue.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE |
| Apr. 01, 2025 | REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 1, 2025 · 224 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7089 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 1, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- 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 pet food from sales and compensating use taxes 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) Pet food. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "pet food" 4 means food which is prepared and distributed for consumption by pets. 5 For the purposes of this paragraph, "pet" means any domesticated animal 6 normally maintained in or near the household of the owner thereof. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first day of a sales tax quar- 8 terly period, as described in subdivision (b) of section 1136 of the tax 9 law, next commencing at least 60 days after this act shall have become a 10 law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08436-01-5
Text of S 7089 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions