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Assembly Bill A11594

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes state-facilitated investment accounts for individuals under the age of eighteen

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2025-A11594 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 29 §§508 - 515, Ec Dev L; amd §612, Tax L; add §99-uu, St Fin L

2025-A11594 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes state-facilitated investment accounts for individuals under the age of eighteen; creates a tax deduction for certain contributions to such investment accounts.

2025-A11594 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   11594
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 5, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Palmesano)
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the economic development law, the tax law and the  state
   finance  law, in relation to establishing state-facilitated investment
   accounts for individuals under the age of eighteen

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "New York State Securing Early Equity  and  Development  (NYS  SEED)
 Program".
   § 2. Legislative intent. This act intends to promote financial securi-
 ty, economic mobility, and long-term wealth accumulation among New York-
 ers by expanding access to tax-advantaged saving and investment accounts
 for  newborn  children.  By  fostering early asset building and personal
 investment, this act aims to strengthen financial  independence,  better
 align  tax  incentives  with  long-term  savings  goals, and cultivate a
 culture of financial empowerment.
   § 3. The economic development law is amended by adding a  new  article
 29 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 29
    NEW YORK STATE SECURING EARLY EQUITY AND DEVELOPMENT (SEED) PROGRAM
 SECTION 508. PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.
         509. PURPOSES.
         510. DEFINITIONS.
         511. FUNCTIONS OF THE COMPTROLLER.
         512. POWERS OF THE COMPTROLLER.
         513. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS; NY SEED ACCOUNT.
         514. PROGRAM LIMITATIONS; NY SEED ACCOUNT.
         515. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
   §  508.  PROGRAM  ESTABLISHED.  THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN NEW
 YORK STATE A PILOT PROGRAM TO BE KNOWN AS THE "SECURING EARLY EQUITY AND
 DEVELOPMENT (SEED) PROGRAM".
   § 509. PURPOSES. THE PURPOSES OF THE SECURING EARLY EQUITY AND  DEVEL-
 OPMENT  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE  TO  AUTHORIZE  THE  ESTABLISHMENT OF NY SEED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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