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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 4778: Establishes a tax on digital ads

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

S 4778 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes a tax on digital ads. Primary sponsor: Michael Gianaris. It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 7, 2026): REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE.

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.

Establishes a tax on annual gross revenue derived from digital ads.

Sponsors

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

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michael GianarisPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Pete HarckhamCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate40
Brad Hoylman-SigalCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Brian KavanaghCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27

“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 BUDGET AND REVENUE
  2. REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE

Sources

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