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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Feb 26, 2009 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S2665
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations 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
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S2665 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3300
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§471, 471-a & 482, Tax L; add §86, St Fin L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S2981
2013-2014: S3193
2015-2016: S2687
2017-2018: S2866
2009-S2665 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2665 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the tax law, in relation to increasing the tax imposed upon the sale or use of cigarettes; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to the tobacco use prevention and control program fund PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To increase from $1.50-$2.25, the state tax on a pack of cigarettes, and provides that such increase shall be used for tobacco use prevention and control. JUSTIFICATION : An increase in the cigarette tax in New York State from $1.50 to $ 2.25 would be used as a means to deter individuals from smoking. Research shows that a 25% increase in the cost of a pack of cigarettes causes a decline in purchases by approximately 11%. If passed, the money from the tax increase would not be used as revenue for the state, as it is not a reliable source of tax dollars, but would instead be used for smoking cessation and prevention programs for adults, teenagers and youth. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY : 3/28/08 Referred to Ways and Means
2009-S2665 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2665 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 26, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- 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 increasing the tax imposed upon the sale or use of cigarettes; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to the tobacco use prevention and control program fund THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 471 of the tax law, as amended by section 1 of part RR-1 of chapter 57 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows: 1. There is hereby imposed and shall be paid a tax on all cigarettes possessed in the state by any person for sale, except that no tax shall be imposed on cigarettes sold under such circumstances that this state is without power to impose such tax or sold to the United States or sold to or by a voluntary unincorporated organization of the armed forces of the United States operating a place for the sale of goods pursuant to regulations promulgated by the appropriate executive agency of the United States, to the extent provided in such regulations and policy statements of such an agency applicable to such sales. Such tax on ciga- rettes shall be at the rate of [two] THREE dollars and [seventy-five] FIFTY cents for each twenty cigarettes or fraction thereof, provided, however, that if a package of cigarettes contains more than twenty ciga- rettes, the rate of tax on the cigarettes in such package in excess of twenty shall be [sixty-eight] EIGHTY-SEVEN and [three-quarters] ONE-HALF cents for each five cigarettes or fraction thereof. Such tax is intended to be imposed upon only one sale of the same package of cigarettes. It shall be presumed that all cigarettes within the state are subject to tax until the contrary is established, and the burden of proof that any EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06325-01-9
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