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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 5549: Doubles the empire state child credit for young children

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 5549 is a bill introduced in the New York House on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Doubles the empire state child credit for young children. Primary sponsor: Phara Souffrant Forrest (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. 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.

Doubles the empire state child credit for young children.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Phara Souffrant ForrestPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse57
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93

“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