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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 1281: Imposes a progressive income tax structure; repealer

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

A 1281 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Imposes a progressive income tax structure; repealer. Primary sponsor: Demond Meeks (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 45 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Imposes a progressive income tax structure for high income taxpayers.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 31 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Demond MeeksPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse137
George AlvarezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Khaleel AndersonCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse31
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Robert CarrollCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Sarah ClarkCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse136
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Brian CunninghamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Harvey EpsteinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Phara Souffrant ForrestCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Emily GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse50
Eddie GibbsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse68
Jessica González-RojasCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse34
Rodneyse Bichotte HermelynCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Andrew HevesiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28
Pamela HunterCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse128
Chantel JacksonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
Ron KimCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Grace LeeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Donna LupardoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse123
Marcela MitaynesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse51
Diana MorenoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse36
Steven RagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Phil RamosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Karines ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Gabriella RomeroCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse109
Linda RosenthalCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Manny De Los SantosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse72
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Rebecca SeawrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Amanda SeptimoCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse84
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Sarahana ShresthaCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse103
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Tony SimoneCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse75
Michaelle SolagesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Phil SteckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Al TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Emérita TorresCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse85
Claire ValdezCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse37
Latrice WalkerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse55
Jordan WrightCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Stefani ZinermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse56

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  2. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source