| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 |
reported and committed to finance |
| May 11, 2026 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S10282
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 42nd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
Actions
Votes
2025-S10282 (ACTIVE) - Details
2025-S10282 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S10282
SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
TITLE OF BILL:
An act directing the department of taxation and finance to create and
implement an online program which will enable each New York state
taxpayer to prepare and electronically file such taxpayer's federal and
state income tax returns free of charge
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this bill is to enable each New York state taxpayer to
prepare and electronically file such taxpayer's federal and state income
tax returns free of charge.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Establishes that the department of taxation and finance is
authorized and directed to create and implement an online program which
will enable each New York State taxpayer to prepare and electronically
file his or her federal and state income tax returns free of charge,
2025-S10282 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10282
I N S E N A T E
May 11, 2026
___________
Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
ment Operations
AN ACT directing the department of taxation and finance to create and
implement an online program which will enable each New York state
taxpayer to prepare and electronically file such taxpayer's federal
and state income tax returns free of charge
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The department of taxation and finance is authorized and
directed to create and implement an online program which will enable
each New York state taxpayer to prepare and electronically file such
taxpayer's federal and state income tax returns free of charge, regard-
less of the taxpayer's income level. This program shall be made avail-
able to all New York state taxpayers on the department's website no
later than one hundred eighty days following the effective date of this
act.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04820-01-5
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