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A 3719

Enacts the robot tax act; imposes a tax on certain businesses when people are displaced from their employment due to certain technologies

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Pat Burke

Overview: Bill Number: A 3719, Title: Enacts the robot tax act; imposes a tax on certain businesses when people are displaced from their employment due to certain technologies, Sta

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Bill Summary · A 3719

Overview: Bill Number: A 3719, Title: Enacts the robot tax act; imposes a tax on certain businesses when people are displaced from their employment due to certain technologies, Status: REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS, Introduced: January 30, 2025

Purpose and Intent: The primary purpose of this bill is to establish a "robot tax" that would be imposed on businesses that displace human workers through the use of certain automated technologies. The intent is to incentivize businesses to retain human workers and mitigate the negative impacts of technological unemployment.

Key Provisions:
- Defines "robot" as any automated system or software that performs tasks traditionally done by human workers
- Imposes a tax on businesses that replace human employees with robots, with the tax rate increasing based on the number of displaced workers
- Requires businesses to report the number of jobs lost to automation and pay the corresponding robot tax
- Directs the revenue from the robot tax to be used for job retraining, education, and other programs to support displaced workers

Affected Parties and Impacts:
- Businesses that rely on automation and robotics to replace human workers would be subject to the robot tax
- Displaced workers may benefit from the job retraining and support programs funded by the robot tax revenue
- The bill aims to slow the pace of technological unemployment and encourage businesses to maintain a human workforce

Procedural and Timeline Considerations:
The bill has been referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and is currently under review by the state legislature. If enacted, the robot tax would take effect within 6 months of the bill's passage, with businesses required to begin reporting and paying the tax at that time.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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