Assembly Bill A2178

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Exempts bicycle, motorcycle, snowmobile and equestrian helmets from sales and use tax

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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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2009-A2178 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3239
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1115, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1975, S4697
2013-2014: A3530
2015-2016: A334
2017-2018: A6975
2019-2020: A6030

2009-A2178 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts bicycle, motorcycle, snowmobile and equestrian helmets from sales and use tax.

2009-A2178 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2178

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. McENENY, LUPARDO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. ABBATE, BENJAMIN, COLTON, COOK, DelMONTE, DESTITO, ESPAILLAT, LANC-
  MAN, MAGEE, REILLY, J. RIVERA, SCHIMMINGER, STIRPE, TOWNS,  WEISENBERG
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

AN  ACT  to  amend the tax law, in relation to exemptions from sales and
  use taxes

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law is amended
by adding four new paragraphs 44, 45, 46 and 47 to read as follows:
  (44) BICYCLE HELMETS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, BICYCLE  HELMETS
SHALL  MEAN  A  HELMET DESIGNED TO MEET THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR HELMETS PURSU-
ANT TO SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT OF THE  VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC
LAW.
  (45)  MOTORCYCLE  HELMETS.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, MOTORCYCLE
HELMETS SHALL MEAN A HELMET DESIGNED TO MEET THE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR HELMETS
PURSUANT  TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC
LAW.
  (46) SNOWMOBILE HELMETS. FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,  SNOWMOBILE
HELMETS  SHALL  MEAN A HELMET DESIGNED TO MEET THE PARKS, RECREATION AND
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSIONER'S RULES AND REGULATIONS  ESTABLISHING
STANDARDS FOR HELMETS PURSUANT TO SECTION 25.17 OF THE PARKS, RECREATION
AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION LAW.
  (47)  EQUESTRIAN  HELMETS.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, EQUESTRIAN
HELMETS SHALL MEAN A HELMET DESIGNED TO MEET THE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS
OF THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR HELMETS
PURSUANT TO SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC
LAW.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00824-01-9

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