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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5284: Relates to excise taxes on premium cigars

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 5284 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to excise taxes on premium cigars. Primary sponsor: Phil Ramos (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 11, 2026): PRINT NUMBER 5284B.

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.

Provides that certain persons shall not be deemed a distributor for certain sales of premium cigars; provides that the tax on premium cigars shall be at the rate of seventy-five percent of the wholesale price or fifty cents, whichever is less, and is intended to be imposed only once upon the sale of any premium cigars; defines "premium cigar".

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Republican/Conservative 1 · Republican/Conservative/Independence 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Phil RamosPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Anil BeephanCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeHouse105
Bill ConradCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse140
Bill MagnarelliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
John McDonaldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse108
Matt SimpsonCo-sponsorRepublican/Conservative/IndependenceHouse114
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. PRINT NUMBER 5284B
  2. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS
  3. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
  4. PRINT NUMBER 5284A
  5. AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO WAYS AND MEANS
  6. REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS

Sources

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