New York's Senate has approved legislation that would allow congressional investigators to get access to President Donald Trump's state tax returns, giving Democrats a potential end-run around the administration's refusal to disclose his federal returns.

The bill that passed Wednesday would authorize state officials to release returns filed by seven different types of state and federal officeholders if requested by congressional committees.

It would apply to returns filed by the U.S. president and vice president, U.S. senators, or the state's governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general or comptroller.

The measure isn't scheduled for a vote yet in the state Assembly. Both the House and Assembly are led by Democrats

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has declined to disclose Trump's federal returns to the House, saying the request "lacks a legitimate legislative purpose."

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