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SB00001Introduced in the Senate

An Act Making Adjustments To The State Budget For The Biennium Ending June 30, 2027, Making Deficiency Appropriations For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2026, Authorizing And Adjusting Bonds Of The State And Concerning Provisions Relating To Revenue, School Construction And Other Items To Implement The State Budget.

Passed

Introduced by Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee

What does this bill do?

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Official description

To (1) exempt from the sales and use taxes sales of (A) certain clothing costing under one hundred dollars, school supplies and household appliances, and (B) sandwiches, grinders, coffee and tea prepared and sold by grocery stores, (2) increase the maximum allowable credit against the personal income tax for a person's primary residence or motor vehicle, (3) establish a credit against the personal income tax (A) for expenditures paid or incurred by certain taxpayers for the care and support of eligible family members, and (B) for a portion of rent actually paid by certain taxpayers for such taxpayer's primary residence in the state, and (4) allow all taxpayers, regardless of income, to deduct the full amount of Social Security benefits that are includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes.

Where it stands

Signed by the Governor

May 26, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Chamber not recorded votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Roll Call Vote 234 · May 2, 2026

30

Yes

6

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

36 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
John Fonfara1Yes
Douglas McCrory2Yes
Saud Anwar3Yes
MD Rahman4Yes
Derek Slap5Yes
Rick Lopes6Yes
John Kissel7Yes
Paul Honig8Yes
Matthew Lesser9Yes
Gary Winfield10Yes

Bill history

  1. Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding

  2. Vote to Draft

  3. Drafted by Committee

  4. Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding

  5. Public Hearing 03/27

  6. Joint Favorable

  7. Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  8. Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/20/26 12:00 PM

  9. Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  10. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  11. Senate Calendar Number 423

  12. File Number 692

  13. Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 5762

  14. Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule B 5764

  15. Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A

  16. Rules Suspended, Transmitted to the House

  17. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House

  18. House Calendar Number 561

  19. House Rejected House Amendment Schedule A 5790

  20. House Rejected House Amendment Schedule B 5808

  21. House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A

  22. House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A

  23. In Concurrence

  24. Public Act 26-68

  25. Transmitted to the Secretary of State

  26. Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor

  27. Signed by the Governor

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