Senate Bill S644A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes a tax free time period for storm related products for the month of September

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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-S644 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1115, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2441
2011-2012: S3105
2013-2014: S533
2017-2018: S666

2015-S644 - Summary

Establishes a tax free time period for storm related products for the month of September.

2015-S644 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S644 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   644

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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 establishing a tax free time
  period for storm related products for the month of September

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

  Section  1.  Section  1115  of  the tax law is amended by adding a new
subdivision (jj) to read as follows:
  (JJ) (1) RECEIPTS FROM THE RETAIL SALE OF STORM RELATED PRODUCTS SHALL
BE EXEMPT FROM TAXES IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.
  (2) STORM RELATED PRODUCTS SHALL INCLUDE SNOWBLOWERS,  ELECTRIC  SHOV-
ELS,  SHOVELS,  ROOF  RAKES, ICE CHOPPERS, ROCK SALT OR CALCIUM CHLORIDE
PELLETS, GENERATORS, 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 CHEMLIGHTS AND LIGHT STICKS, FUEL CONTAIN-
ERS,  BATTERIES,  POWER  INVERTERS, BATTERY OR SELF POWERED WEATHER BAND
RADIOS, CELL PHONE CHARGERS, CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS, SMOKE DETECTORS,
AUXILIARY SUMP PUMPS AND FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03230-01-5

2015-S644A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1115, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2441
2011-2012: S3105
2013-2014: S533
2017-2018: S666

2015-S644A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a tax free time period for storm related products for the month of September.

2015-S644A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S644A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 644--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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 establishing a tax free time
  period for storm related products for the month of September

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

  Section 1. Section 1115 of the tax law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision (kk) to read as follows:
  (KK) (1) RECEIPTS FROM THE RETAIL SALE OF STORM RELATED PRODUCTS SHALL
BE EXEMPT FROM TAXES IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.
  (2)  STORM  RELATED PRODUCTS SHALL INCLUDE SNOWBLOWERS, ELECTRIC SHOV-
ELS, SHOVELS, ROOF RAKES, ICE CHOPPERS, ROCK SALT  OR  CALCIUM  CHLORIDE
PELLETS,  GENERATORS,  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 CHEMLIGHTS AND LIGHT STICKS, FUEL CONTAIN-
ERS, BATTERIES, POWER INVERTERS, BATTERY OR SELF  POWERED  WEATHER  BAND
RADIOS, CELL PHONE CHARGERS, CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS, SMOKE DETECTORS,
AUXILIARY SUMP PUMPS AND FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03230-02-6

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