Senate Bill S1687

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the head of any correctional institution to charge taxes on sales of commissaries and canteens

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

co-Sponsors

2015-S1687 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §26, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4894
2011-2012: S470
2013-2014: S1903

2015-S1687 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the head of any correctional institution to charge taxes on sales of items sold in commissaries and canteens; such tax receipts to be allocated to localities otherwise prescribed by law.

2015-S1687 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1687 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1687

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
  Correction

AN  ACT  to  amend  the correction law, in relation to charging taxes on
  sales of commissaries and canteens

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

  Section 1. Section 26 of the correction law, as amended by chapter 487
of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
  S 26. Establishment of commissaries or canteens in correctional insti-
tutions.   1. The commissioner may authorize the head of any institution
in the department to establish a commissary or a canteen in such  insti-
tution  for  the use and benefit of inmates.  The moneys received by the
head of the institution as profits from the sales of the  commissary  or
canteen  shall be deposited in a special fund to be known as the commis-
sary or canteen fund and such  funds  shall  be  used  for  the  general
purposes  of the institution subject to the provisions of section fifty-
three of the state finance law.
  2. ANY INSTITUTION AUTHORIZED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  TO  ESTABLISH  A
COMMISSARY  OR  CANTEEN  SHALL  ASSESS  THE  APPROPRIATE STATE AND LOCAL
SALES, USE AND EXCISE TAXES ON THE ITEMS  SOLD  AT  SUCH  COMMISSARY  OR
CANTEEN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07247-01-5

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.