Assembly Bill A5118

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enacts the Multichannel Video Programming Distributor Competition Act

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A5118 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3827
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §186-g, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S1924
2017-2018: S2286
2019-2020: S4263
2021-2022: S4662
2023-2024: S733

2013-A5118 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the Multichannel Video Programming Distributor Competition Act.

2013-A5118 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5118

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 20, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. FARRELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to  enacting  the  multichannel
  video programming distributor competition act

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a  new  section  186-g  to
read as follows:
  S  186-G. EXCISE TAX ON DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE SERVICES. 1.  DEFI-
NITIONS. AS USED IN  THIS  SECTION,  WHERE  NOT  OTHERWISE  SPECIFICALLY
DEFINED AND UNLESS A DIFFERENT MEANING IS CLEARLY REQUIRED:
  (A) "COMMISSIONER", MEANS THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE.
  (B)  "DIRECT  BROADCAST  SATELLITE SERVICE", MEANS THE DISTRIBUTION OR
BROADCASTING BY SATELLITE OF VIDEO PROGRAMMING OR SERVICES  DIRECTLY  TO
RECEIVING  EQUIPMENT  LOCATED AT AN END USER SUBSCRIBER'S OR AN END USER
CUSTOMER'S PREMISES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED  TO,  THE  PROVISION  OF
PREMIUM  CHANNELS,  THE  PROVISION  OF  MUSIC OR OTHER AUDIO SERVICES OR
CHANNELS,  AND  ANY  OTHER  SERVICE  RECEIVED  IN  CONNECTION  WITH  THE
PROVISION OF DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE SERVICE.
  (C)  "DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE SERVICE PROVIDER", MEANS A PERSON WHO
TRANSMITS, BROADCASTS OR OTHERWISE PROVIDES DIRECT  BROADCAST  SATELLITE
SERVICE TO SUBSCRIBERS OR CUSTOMERS IN THE STATE.
  (D)  "GROSS  RECEIPTS",  MEANS ALL CONSIDERATION OF ANY KIND OR NATURE
RECEIVED BY A DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE SERVICE PROVIDER, OR AN  AFFIL-
IATE  OF  SUCH PERSON, IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OF DIRECT BROAD-
CAST SATELLITE SERVICE TO SUBSCRIBERS OR CUSTOMERS, INCLUDING  RECURRING
MONTHLY CHARGES FOR DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE SERVICE AND PAY-PER-VIEW,
VIDEO-ON-DEMAND  AND  OTHER  EVENT-BASED  CHARGES  FOR  DIRECT BROADCAST
SATELLITE SERVICE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THAT  GROSS  RECEIPTS  SHALL  NOT
INCLUDE:
  (1)  CHARGES  FOR  THE RENTAL OF EQUIPMENT RELATED TO THE PROVISION OF
DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE SERVICE;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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