Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 11, 2010 |
print number 6312a |
May 11, 2010 |
amend (t) and recommit to finance |
May 03, 2010 |
notice of committee consideration - requested |
Feb 09, 2010 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Nov 23, 2009 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6312
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(R, C, Ind, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S6312 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9450
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §801, Tax L; amd Part C §23, Chap 25 of 2009; amd §3609-g, Ed L
2009-S6312 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6312 REVISED 12/03/09 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the tax law, in relation to the rate of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This legislation lowers the amounts of the MTA payroll tax for the seven MTA Counties not constituting the City of New York. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 lowers the MTA Payroll tax in the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Suffolk and Rockland to .113 percent, and lowers the MTA Payroll tax to .2265% in Nassau and Westchester counties. Section 2 is the effective date of this legislation. JUSTIFICATION : The MTA payroll tax places an equal tax burden on all of the 12 MTA Counties. This equal tax burden is unfair as the Counties outside the City of New York do not have equivalent services as the 5 boroughs. In the 5 boroughs the MTA provides service via Trains, Buses and Subways, while also the vast majority of residents and businesses make use of these services. Nassau County has buses and trains provided by the MTA, also ridership in Nassau County is higher than those of the other non New York City MTA counties. This high percentage of ridership is
2009-S6312 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6312 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E November 23, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. FOLEY, MORAHAN, OPPENHEIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the rate of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 801 of the tax law, as added by section 1 of part C of chapter 25 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: (a) For the sole purpose of providing an additional stable and reli- able dedicated funding source for the metropolitan transportation authority and its subsidiaries and affiliates to preserve, operate and improve essential transit and transportation services in the metropol- itan commuter transportation district, a tax is hereby imposed at a rate of [thirty-four hundredths (.34)]: .34 percent FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK; .113 PERCENT FOR THE COUNTIES OF DUTCHESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM, SUFFOLK AND ROCKLAND; AND .2265 PERCENT FOR THE COUNTIES OF NASSAU AND WESTCHESTER of (1) the payroll expense of every employer who engages in business within the MCTD and (2) the net earnings from self-employment of indi- viduals that are attributable to the MCTD if such earnings attributable to the MCTD exceed ten thousand dollars for the tax year. S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2010; provided, however, if this act shall become a law after such date it shall take effect imme- diately and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect after January 1, 2010. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15012-01-9
co-Sponsors
(R, C, Ind, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S6312A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9450
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §801, Tax L; amd Part C §23, Chap 25 of 2009; amd §3609-g, Ed L
2009-S6312A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6312A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the tax law, in relation to the rate of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax; to amend chapter 25 of the laws of 2009, amending the tax law and the administrative code of the city of New York relating to the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax, and the education law, in relation to the imposition of such tax upon and reimbursement thereof to public and private elementary and secondary schools PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This legislation lowers the amounts of the MTA payroll tax for the seven MTA Counties not constituting the City of New York as well as exempts sole proprietors making under $100,000, as well as exempting BOCES as well as all non public and private elementary and secondary schools. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 lowers the MTA Payroll tax in the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Suffolk and Rockland to .093 percent, and lowers the MTA Payroll tax to .2265% in Nassau and Westchester counties. This section also exempts self employed individuals who make under $100,000 a year. Section 2 exempts all BOCES as well as non public and private
2009-S6312A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6312--A 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E November 23, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. FOLEY, C. JOHNSON, MORAHAN, OPPENHEIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to the rate of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax; to amend chapter 25 of the laws of 2009, amending the tax law and the administrative code of the city of New York relating to the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax, and the education law, in relation to the imposition of such tax upon and reimbursement thereof to public and private elemen- tary and secondary schools THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 801 of the tax law, as added by section 1 of part C of chapter 25 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: (a) For the sole purpose of providing an additional stable and reli- able dedicated funding source for the metropolitan transportation authority and its subsidiaries and affiliates to preserve, operate and improve essential transit and transportation services in the metropol- itan commuter transportation district, a tax is hereby imposed at a rate of [thirty-four hundredths (.34)]: .34 percent FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK; .093 PERCENT FOR THE COUNTIES OF DUTCHESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM, SUFFOLK AND ROCKLAND; AND .2265 PERCENT FOR THE COUNTIES OF NASSAU AND WESTCHESTER of (1) the payroll expense of every employer who engages in business within the MCTD and (2) the net earnings from self-employment of indi- viduals that are attributable to the MCTD if such earnings attributable to the MCTD exceed [ten] ONE HUNDRED thousand dollars for the tax year. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15012-06-0
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