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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

A 657: Relates to increasing the state excise tax on cigarettes

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 657 is a bill introduced in the New York House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relates to increasing the state excise tax on cigarettes. Primary sponsor: Linda Rosenthal (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.

Increases the state excise tax on cigarettes.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Linda RosenthalPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse67
Chris BurdickCo-sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse93
Jeffrey DinowitzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81

“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