Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jul 31, 2013 |
signed chap.229 |
Jul 19, 2013 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 18, 2013 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.838 substituted for s4696 |
Jun 18, 2013 |
substituted by a7262 |
Jun 04, 2013 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 03, 2013 |
2nd report cal. |
May 30, 2013 |
1st report cal.838 |
Apr 18, 2013 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S4696
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7262 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2013-S4696 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7262
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง1115, Tax L
2013-S4696 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4696 REVISED 5/16/13 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to the definition of the term "recorded programs" for purposes of the sales tax exemption for machinery or equipment for use or consumption by a broadcaster directly and predominantly in the production of certain live or recorded programs PURPOSE: This bill would clarify the definition of the term "recorded programs" for purposes of the sales tax exemption for machinery or equipment for use or consumption by a broadcaster directly and predominantly in the production of certain live or recorded programs. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 - Amends subparagraph (C) of paragraph 38 of subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law, as added by section 1 of part T of Chapter 63 of the laws of 2000. Section 2 - Effective Date JUSTIFICATION: Due to the evolution of production technology from physical recording to a digital based industry, this bill will clarify that the current tax exemption for production equipment would apply to digital production.
2013-S4696 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4696 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 18, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the definition of the term "recorded programs" for purposes of the sales tax exemption for machinery or equipment for use or consumption by a broadcaster direct- ly and predominantly in the production of certain live or recorded programs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (C) of paragraph 38 of subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law, as added by section 1 of part T of chapter 63 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows: (C) For purposes of this paragraph: (i) the term "broadcaster" means a television or radio station licensed by the federal communications commission, a television or radio broadcast network or a cable tele- vision network. The term "television or radio broadcast network" means an organization which produces and/or purchases programs intended for transmission by affiliated television or radio stations licensed by the federal communications commission and which has distribution facilities or circuits available to such affiliated stations during all or some portion of one or more days during each week. The term "cable television network" means an organization which produces and/or purchases programs intended for transmission either by direct broadcast satellite systems or by cable systems pursuant to an affiliation or similar agreement and which has distribution facilities or circuits available to such direct broadcast satellite systems or such cable systems during all or some portion of one or more days during each week. For the purpose of subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the term "broadcaster" shall not include cable system operators and direct broadcast satellite system operators. Provided, however, for the purpose of subparagraph (A) of EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10440-01-3
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