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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 5594: Establishes a tax credit for small businesses employing an eligible immigrant worker

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 5594 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishes a tax credit for small businesses employing an eligible immigrant worker. Primary sponsor: Nathalia Fernández (Democratic). 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 $1,500 tax credit for each eligible immigrant worker hired and retained for at least six months by a small business.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nathalia FernándezPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate34

“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