Senate Bill S5944B

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides a tax credit to home owners who repair cock loft fire hazards in their homes

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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-S5944 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1336
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3711
2011-2012: A436
2015-2016: S3005, A669
2017-2018: S3065, A1878
2019-2020: S4398, A4406

2013-S5944 - Summary

Provides a tax credit to home owners who repair cock loft fire hazards in their homes.

2013-S5944 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5944 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5944

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             October 2, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 providing a tax credit for a
  portion of the cost of repairing certain fire hazards

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

  Section  1.  Section  606  of  the  tax law is amended by adding a new
subsection (xx) to read as follows:
  (XX) CREDIT FOR REPAIRING CERTAIN FIRE HAZARDS. ANY RESIDENT OWNER  OF
REAL PROPERTY AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWO OF THE REAL PROPERTY
TAX  LAW  SHALL  BE  ALLOWED  A CREDIT AGAINST THE TAX OTHERWISE IMPOSED
UNDER THIS ARTICLE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO  THE  COST  OF  REPAIRING  FIRE
HAZARDS COMMONLY KNOWN AS COCK LOFTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
years beginning on or after January 1, 2014.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11872-01-3

2013-S5944A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1336
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3711
2011-2012: A436
2015-2016: S3005, A669
2017-2018: S3065, A1878
2019-2020: S4398, A4406

2013-S5944A - Summary

Provides a tax credit to home owners who repair cock loft fire hazards in their homes.

2013-S5944A - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5944A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5944--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             October 2, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 accord-
  ance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to providing a tax credit for a
  portion of the cost of repairing certain fire hazards

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

  Section  1.   Subsections (yy) and (zz) of section 606 of the tax law,
as relettered by section 5 of part H of chapter 1 of the laws  of  2003,
are  relettered subsections (yyy) and (zzz) and a new subsection (xx) is
added to read as follows:
  (XX) CREDIT FOR REPAIRING CERTAIN FIRE HAZARDS. ANY RESIDENT OWNER  OF
REAL PROPERTY AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWO OF THE REAL PROPERTY
TAX  LAW  SHALL  BE  ALLOWED  A CREDIT AGAINST THE TAX OTHERWISE IMPOSED
UNDER THIS ARTICLE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO  THE  COST  OF  REPAIRING  FIRE
HAZARDS COMMONLY KNOWN AS COCK LOFTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
years beginning on or after January 1, 2014.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11872-02-4

2013-S5944B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1336
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3711
2011-2012: A436
2015-2016: S3005, A669
2017-2018: S3065, A1878
2019-2020: S4398, A4406

2013-S5944B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a tax credit to home owners who repair cock loft fire hazards in their homes.

2013-S5944B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5944B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5944--B

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             October 2, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- 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 accord-
  ance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
  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 providing a tax credit for a
  portion of the cost of repairing certain fire hazards

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

  Section  1.    Section  606  of the tax law is amended by adding a new
subsection (ccc) to read as follows:
  (CCC) CREDIT FOR REPAIRING CERTAIN  FIRE  HAZARDS.  (1)  ANY  RESIDENT
OWNER  OF    REAL  PROPERTY AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWO OF THE
REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT AGAINST THE  TAX  OTHER-
WISE  IMPOSED UNDER THIS ARTICLE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THIRTY PERCENT OF
THE COST OF  REPAIRING  FIRE  HAZARDS  COMMONLY  KNOWN  AS  COCK  LOFTS,
PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  CREDIT SHALL NOT EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.  FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERM "COCK LOFT" SHALL  MEAN  A  COMPLETELY
ENCLOSED SPACE BETWEEN RAFTERS AND A SUSPENDED CEILING.
  (2)  IF THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT ALLOWED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION FOR ANY
TAXABLE YEAR SHALL EXCEED THE TAXPAYER'S TAX FOR SUCH YEAR,  THE  EXCESS
SHALL  BE TREATED AS AN OVERPAYMENT OF TAX TO BE CREDITED OR REFUNDED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX OF THIS
ARTICLE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO INTEREST SHALL BE PAID THEREON.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
years beginning on or after January 1, 2014.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11872-05-4

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