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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to finance |
Jul 19, 2013 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S5918
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
2013-S5918 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Taxation
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S1046
2017-2018: S1542
2013-S5918 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes a temporary task force on black market cigarettes to examine and investigate such issues related to sale and distribution in New York of tobacco products for which required tax has not been paid, including, but not limited to, unlawfully manufactured cigarettes, cigarettes smuggled from low-tax jurisdictions, and stolen tobacco products from convenience stores, cargos and truck hijacking; provides such task force shall consist of nine members.
2013-S5918 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5918 TITLE OF BILL: An act establishing a temporary task force on black market cigarettes PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of the bill is to establish a task force to examine and investigate issues related to sale and distribution in New York of tobacco products for which required tax has not been paid. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Legislative intent. Section 2: Subsection 1: Creates the temporary task force to be known as the temporary task force on black market cigarettes. Subsection 2: Gives the task force the power to conduct public hearings, issue subpoenas for and to compel attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records, documents and other relevant evidence in order to recommend legislation, policies and programs consistent with the purposes of this section. In addition, this bill authorizes the task force to develop and support innovative law enforcement models to target and disrupt smuggling and distribution network and to educate the general public and private sector entities about the danger of black market cigarettes. Furthermore, this legislation empowers the task force to develop measures and goals that will enable the task force and its partners to better gauge success in
2013-S5918 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5918 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E July 19, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT establishing a temporary task force on black market cigarettes THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. The sale of black market, untaxed ciga- rettes has resulted in the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue to the state, robbing state health care and programs designed to help children. According to the Tax Foundation, a Washington D.C., busi- ness-oriented tax research organization, approximately 60.9 percentage of cigarettes sold in New York were smuggled in from other states. In addition, a study conducted by John Dunham & Associates on behalf of New York Association of Convenience Stores found that state taxes were not collected on one out of every two packs of cigarettes consumed in New York State in 2011. The widely available black market cigarettes threaten national securi- ty and public safety of New Yorkers. Investigations conducted on feder- al, state and local levels revealed that proceeds from black market cigarettes are used to fuel organized crime and terrorist organizations, such as Hamas and Hezbollah. In addition, this criminal activity creates imbalanced and unfair business competition for law-abiding mom and pop stores and other businesses who do pay taxes. In light of the overwhelm- ing growth in black market cigarettes and the inherent dangers of this unbridled criminal activity, it is imperative that we make concerted efforts to develop enhanced measures and strategies to fully address this issue. It is the intent of the Legislature to create a temporary task force to effectively address the illegal tobacco sale and distribution of untaxed, unstamped and smuggled tobacco products in New York. The Task Force will be comprised of departments and agencies involved in tackling illicit tobacco and will examine and analyze currently existing laws, policies and programs to develop measures that can reduce and prevent black market tobacco in New York. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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