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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 3490: Imposes an excise tax on sugary drinks

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 3490 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Imposes an excise tax on sugary drinks. Primary sponsor: Karines Reyes (Democratic). It lists 2 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 an excise tax on sugary drinks; establishes a community health equity fund to utilize the revenues generated by such tax.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Democratic/Working Families 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Karines ReyesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse87
Anna KellesCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse125
John ZaccaroCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80

“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