Senate Bill S1962A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to a storm weather sales tax free week during the first week of November

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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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2015-S1962 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1115, Tax L

2015-S1962 - Summary

Relates to a storm weather sales tax free week during the first week of November each year for common disaster supplies.

2015-S1962 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1962 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1962

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to a severe weather  sales  tax
  free week

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

  Section 1. Legislative intent. Recent winter storms  have  highlighted
the  need  for  New Yorkers to have severe whether preparedness supplies
not only in their home but also in their cars.  In  order  to  encourage
advance  planing  and  increased  awareness  to  help New York residents
survive deadly storms and make preparation less  costly  for  consumers,
sales  tax shall be waived on common disaster supplies the first week of
November each year.
  S 2. Section 1115 of the tax law is amended by adding a  new  subdivi-
sion (jj) to read as follows:
  (JJ)(1)  RECEIPTS  FROM  THE  RETAIL  SALE OF COMMON DISASTER SUPPLIES
SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM TAXES IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF
NOVEMBER ANNUALLY.
  (2) COMMON DISASTER SUPPLIES  SHALL  INCLUDE  SNOW  BLOWERS,  ELECTRIC
SHOVELS,  SHOVELS,  ROOF RAKES, ICE CHOPPERS, ROCK SALT OR CALCIUM CHLO-
RIDE PELLETS, GENERATORS COSTING ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR LESS, EXTENSION
CORDS, POWER STRIPS, PORTABLE  ELECTRIC  HEATERS,  PORTABLE  BATTERY  OR
SELF-OPERATED  RADIOS,  BATTERY  OR SELF-POWERED FLASHLIGHTS, BATTERY OR
SELF-POWERED LANTERNS, PORTABLE SELF-POWERED LIGHT SOURCES SUCH AS CHEM-
LIGHTS AND LIGHT STICKS, FUEL CONTAINERS,  BATTERIES,  POWER  INVERTERS,
BATTERY  OR SELF-POWERED WEATHER BAND RADIOS, CELL PHONE CHARGERS, COOL-
ERS, ICE PACKS, FIRST AID KITS, DUCT TAPE, MANUAL CAN  OPENERS,  PLASTIC
SHEETING,  TIE-DOWN KITS, BUNGEE CORDS, ROPE, CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS,
SMOKE DETECTORS, AUXILIARY SUMP PUMPS AND FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
is shall have become a law.

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

2015-S1962A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1115, Tax L

2015-S1962A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to a storm weather sales tax free week during the first week of November each year for common disaster supplies.

2015-S1962A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1962A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 1962--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations  and
  Government  Operations  in  accordance  with  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the tax law, in relation to a severe weather sales tax
  free week

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

  Section  1.  Legislative intent. Recent winter storms have highlighted
the need for New Yorkers to have severe  whether  preparedness  supplies
not  only  in  their  home but also in their cars. In order to encourage
advance planing and increased  awareness  to  help  New  York  residents
survive  deadly  storms  and make preparation less costly for consumers,
sales tax shall be waived on common disaster supplies the first week  of
November each year.
  S  2.  Section 1115 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
sion (kk) to read as follows:
  (KK)(1) RECEIPTS FROM THE RETAIL  SALE  OF  COMMON  DISASTER  SUPPLIES
SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM TAXES IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF
NOVEMBER ANNUALLY.
  (2)  COMMON  DISASTER  SUPPLIES  SHALL  INCLUDE SNOW BLOWERS, ELECTRIC
SHOVELS, SHOVELS, ROOF RAKES, ICE CHOPPERS, ROCK SALT OR  CALCIUM  CHLO-
RIDE PELLETS, GENERATORS COSTING ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR LESS, EXTENSION
CORDS,  POWER  STRIPS,  PORTABLE  ELECTRIC  HEATERS, PORTABLE BATTERY OR
SELF-OPERATED RADIOS, BATTERY OR SELF-POWERED  FLASHLIGHTS,  BATTERY  OR
SELF-POWERED LANTERNS, PORTABLE SELF-POWERED LIGHT SOURCES SUCH AS CHEM-
LIGHTS  AND  LIGHT  STICKS, FUEL CONTAINERS, BATTERIES, POWER INVERTERS,
BATTERY OR SELF-POWERED WEATHER BAND RADIOS, CELL PHONE CHARGERS,  COOL-
ERS,  ICE  PACKS, FIRST AID KITS, DUCT TAPE, MANUAL CAN OPENERS, PLASTIC

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03940-02-6

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