Assembly Bill A278

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that the use tax on heating fuels shall be suspended during winter months for certain low income senior citizens

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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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2013-A278 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1115, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5266
2011-2012: A6924
2015-2016: A2875
2017-2018: A1799
2019-2020: A2038
2021-2022: A3229

2013-A278 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the use tax on heating fuels shall be suspended during winter months for certain low income senior citizens.

2013-A278 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   278

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KIM -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to suspending imposition of the
  compensating use tax on heating fuels for certain senior citizens

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

  Section 1. Section 1115 of the tax law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision (ii) to read as follows:
  (II) RECEIPTS FROM THE SALE OF HEATING FUELS SOLD DURING THE MONTHS OF
DECEMBER,  JANUARY, AND FEBRUARY, WHICH ARE SOLD FOR HOME USE BY PERSONS
SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OLD OR OLDER WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE LOW INCOME HOME
ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY  SECTION  NINETY-SEVEN  OF  THE
SOCIAL  SERVICES LAW, BUT WHOSE INCOME IS NOT ABOVE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
MORE THAN THE QUALIFYING INCOME FOR SUCH PROGRAM, SHALL BE  EXEMPT  FROM
THE TAX ON RETAIL SALES IMPOSED UNDER SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED TEN OF THIS
ARTICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02771-01-3

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