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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 249: Authorizes the use of an electronic signature by a person granted a power of attorney with respect to tax documents submitted

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 249 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Authorizes the use of an electronic signature by a person granted a power of attorney with respect to tax documents submitted. Primary sponsor: Bill Magnarelli (Democratic). It lists 22 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 9, 2025): SUBSTITUTED BY S52.

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.

Authorizes the use of an electronic signature by a person granted a power of attorney by a taxpayer with respect to documents submitted to the New York state department of taxation and finance and the New York city department of finance.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 17 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill MagnarelliPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Marianne ButtenschonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse119
Sarah ClarkCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse136
Vivian CookCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Catalina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Maritza DavilaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse53
Jeffrey DinowitzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Judy GriffinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21
Dana LevenbergCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse95
Jen LunsfordCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse135
Steve OtisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Amy PaulinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse88
Phil RamosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Gabriella RomeroCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse109
Angelo SantabarbaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Nader SayeghCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
MaryJane ShimskyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse92
Jo Anne SimonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Al StirpeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse127
Yudelka TapiaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse86
Aron WiederCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse97
Carrie WoernerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113

“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. SUBSTITUTED BY S52
  2. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.479
  3. RULES REPORT CAL.479
  4. REPORTED
  5. REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
  6. REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  7. REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Sources

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