Relates to calculation of franchise tax on businesses with a business income base over five million dollars
This bill increases the franchise tax rate to 9% for businesses with a business income base exceeding $5 million, effective for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025. It replaces a prior rate of 7.25% that applied to these businesses from 2021 through 2024. The change specifically targets larger businesses as defined by the tax law and does not affect smaller businesses or other tax provisions. The legislation directly alters the tax calculation method for this income threshold without introducing new exemptions or deductions.
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Introduction
Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 30, 2025
Last action Feb 12, 2026
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This bill was amended to add two new co-sponsors (Senators Comrie and Liu) and update the bill number to S. 3943--A. The substantive tax provisions remain unchanged, though the bill was reprinted with amendments and recommitted to the Senate Budget and Revenue Committee for further consideration.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the sponsorship and procedural status were modified.
SCOPE
Added Senators Comrie and Liu as co-sponsors alongside Senator Gounardes.
TIMELINE
Bill was reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Senate Budget and Revenue Committee following committee discharge and amendment.
TECHNICAL
Bill number updated from S. 3943 to S. 3943--A to reflect the amendment and reprinting process.
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Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 3943A
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Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO BUDGET AND REVENUE
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Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE
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Jan 30, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Andrew Gounardes
DDemocratic
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John Liu
DDemocratic
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Leroy Comrie
DDemocratic
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