Authorizes counties to establish a tax free week in August exempting purchases of clothing and footwear which costs less than $110, from county sales and compensating use tax for a 7-day period in August commencing on the third Friday.

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A9967A-2011 Actions

• Jun 19, 2012: held for consideration in ways and means
• Jun 4, 2012: print number 9967b
• Jun 4, 2012: amend and recommit to ways and means
• May 3, 2012: print number 9967a
• May 3, 2012: amend and recommit to ways and means
• Apr 27, 2012: referred to ways and means

A9967A-2011 Text

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

                                   9967--A

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                               April 27, 2012
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF, BRINDISI -- read once and referred to the
    Committee on Ways and Means --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
    ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

  AN  ACT  to  amend  the  tax law, in relation to authorizing counties to
    establish a tax free week in August

    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 1225 to read
  as follows:

    S  1225.  SALES  TAX  EXEMPTION.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW TO THE
  CONTRARY, ANY COUNTY MAY ELECT TO EXEMPT PURCHASES OF CLOTHING AND FOOT-
  WEAR FOR WHICH THE RECEIPT OR CONSIDERATION GIVEN OR  CONTRACTED  TO  BE
  GIVEN  IS LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED TEN DOLLARS PER ARTICLE OF CLOTHING, PER
  PAIR OF SHOES OR OTHER ARTICLES OF FOOTWEAR OR PER ITEM USED OR CONSUMED
  TO MAKE OR REPAIR SUCH CLOTHING AND WHICH BECOMES A  PHYSICAL  COMPONENT
  PART OF SUCH CLOTHING, SOLD WITHIN THE COUNTY FROM ANY SALES AND COMPEN-
  SATING  USE  TAXES  IMPOSED  PURSUANT  TO PART ONE OF THIS ARTICLE FOR A
  SEVEN DAY PERIOD IN AUGUST COMMENCING ON THE THIRD FRIDAY.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD15423-02-2