Assembly Bill A1975

2011-2012 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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2011-A1975 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4697
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1115, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2178, S3239
2013-2014: A3530
2015-2016: A334
2017-2018: A6975
2019-2020: A6030

2011-A1975 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2011-A1975 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1975

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. McENENY, LUPARDO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A. ABBATE, COLTON, COOK, DESTITO, LANCMAN, MAGEE,  REILLY,  J. RIVERA,
  SCHIMMINGER,  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.
                                                           LBD01818-01-1

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