Assembly Actions -
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Jun 01, 2016 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 23, 2016 |
ordered to third reading cal.995 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to investigations and government operations returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 16, 2015 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1625 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 13, 2015 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S5308
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2015-S5308 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S5308 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5308 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to prohibiting the use of auto- mated sales suppression devices, zappers or phantom-ware PURPOSE: To make it illegal for a person to knowingly purchase, possess, install, update, maintain, upgrade, transfer or use any automated sales suppression device, zapper or phantom-ware. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Adds a new section 1816 to the Tax law to define automated sales suppression device or zapper, electronic cash register, phantom- ware, transaction data and transaction data. Prohibits and makes it an offense for a person to knowingly purchase, possess, install, update, transfer or use any automated sales suppression device, zapper or phantom-ware. It is also an offense to transmit data with the intent of data manipulation. A violation is a class E felony punishable by a fine between five thou- sand dollars and twenty-five thousand dollars. For a second offense
2015-S5308 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5308 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARCELLINO -- 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 prohibiting the use of auto- mated sales suppression devices, zappers or phantom-ware 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 1816 to read as follows: S 1816. AUTOMATED SALES SUPPRESSION. (A) DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: (1) "AUTOMATED SALES SUPPRESSION DEVICE" OR "ZAPPER" MEANS A SOFTWARE PROGRAM, CARRIED ON A MEMORY STICK OR REMOVABLE COMPACT DISC, ACCESSED THROUGH AN INTERNET LINK, OR ACCESSED THROUGH ANY OTHER MEANS, THAT FALSIFIES THE ELECTRONIC RECORDS OF ELECTRONIC CASH REGISTERS AND OTHER POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, TRANSACTION DATA AND TRANSACTION REPORTS. (2) "ELECTRONIC CASH REGISTER" MEANS A DEVICE THAT KEEPS A REGISTER OR SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS THROUGH THE MEANS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE OR COMPUTER SYSTEM DESIGNED TO RECORD TRANSACTION DATA FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPUTING, COMPILING, OR PROCESSING TRANSACTION DATA. (3) "PHANTOM-WARE" MEANS A HIDDEN, PREINSTALLED, OR INSTALLED AT A LATER TIME PROGRAMMING OPTION EMBEDDED IN THE OPERATING SYSTEM OF AN ELECTRONIC CASH REGISTER OR HARDWIRED INTO THE ELECTRONIC CASH REGISTER THAT WITH INTENT OR BY SPECIFIC DESIGN IS USED TO CREATE A VIRTUAL SECOND TILL OR MAY ELIMINATE OR MANIPULATE TRANSACTION RECORDS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE PRESERVED IN DIGITAL FORMATS TO REPRESENT THE TRUE OR MANIPULATED RECORD OF TRANSACTIONS IN THE ELECTRONIC CASH REGISTER. (4) "TRANSACTION DATA" MEANS DATA ASSOCIATED WITH ITEMS PURCHASED BY A CUSTOMER, THE PRICE FOR EACH ITEM, A TAXABILITY DETERMINATION FOR EACH ITEM, A SEGREGATED TAX AMOUNT FOR EACH OF THE TAXED ITEMS, THE AMOUNT OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03910-01-5
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