Senate Bill S1605

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Grants a deduction in personal income tax for the expense of purchasing a fire extinguisher

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

  • 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-S1605 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง615, Tax L

2009-S1605 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Grants a deduction in personal income tax of up to $50 for the expense of purchasing a fire extinguisher for personal home use.

2009-S1605 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1605 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1605

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. VALESKY -- 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  granting  a  deduction  in
  personal income tax for the expense of purchasing a fire extinguisher

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

  Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 615 of the tax law is amended  by
adding a new paragraph 5 to read as follows:
  (5)  AN AMOUNT, NOT EXCEEDING FIFTY DOLLARS, FOR THE EXPENSES INCURRED
BY A TAXPAYER WHO IS OWNER OCCUPANT OF A ONE, TWO, OR THREE FAMILY  HOME
FOR PURCHASING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER THAT IS APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
STATE  FOR HIS OR HER HOME. SUCH DEDUCTION SHALL BE AVAILABLE ONCE EVERY
THREE YEARS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
years beginning on or after January 1, 2009.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04643-01-9

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