Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 02, 2016 |
print number 6517a |
Jun 02, 2016 |
amend (t) and recommit to finance |
May 24, 2016 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 22, 2016 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S6517
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 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, IP) Senate District
2015-S6517 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §18-a, Pub Serv L
2015-S6517 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6517 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public service law, in relation to costs associated with the department of public service PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Phases out the 18-a utility tax surcharge in 2016. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 Amends subdivision 6 of the section 18-a of the public service law to phase out the utility tax surcharge. Section 2 Provides that the act shall take effect immediately. JUSTIFICATION : The 18-a utility tax surcharge was an ill conceived tax on families, businesses and schools. With New York paying some of the highest taxes in the nation it will be beneficial for businesses and families to abolish this excessive tax. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
2015-S6517 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6517 I N S E N A T E January 22, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni- cations AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to costs associated with the department of public service THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 6 of section 18-a of the public service law, as amended by section 1 of part S of chapter 57 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: (b) The temporary state energy and utility service conservation assessment shall be based upon the following percentum of the utility entity's gross operating revenues derived from intrastate utility oper- ations in the last preceding calendar year, minus the amount, if any, that such utility entity is assessed pursuant to subdivisions one and two of this section for the corresponding state fiscal year period: (1) two percentum for the state fiscal year beginning April first, two thou- sand thirteen; (2) 1.63 percentum for the state fiscal year beginning April first, two thousand fourteen; AND (3) 1.00 percentum for the state fiscal year beginning April first, two thousand fifteen[; and (4) .73 percentum for the state fiscal year beginning April first, two thousand sixteen]. With respect to the temporary state energy and utility service conservation assessment to be paid for the state fiscal year beginning April first, two thousand [seventeen] SIXTEEN and notwithstanding [clause] SUBPARAGRAPH (i) of paragraph (d) of this subdivision, on or before March tenth, two thousand [seventeen] SIXTEEN, utility entities shall make a payment equal to [one-half] SIXTY-ONE HUNDREDTHS of the assessment paid by such entities pursuant to this paragraph for the state fiscal year beginning on April first, two thousand [sixteen] FIFTEEN; provided, further that such assessment for state fiscal year beginning April first, two thousand [seventeen] SIXTEEN shall not be reflected in a customer's rate after December thirty-first, two thousand [seventeen] SIXTEEN. With respect to the Long Island power authority, the temporary state energy and utility service conservation assessment EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S6517A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §18-a, Pub Serv L
2015-S6517A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6517A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public service law, in relation to the temporary state energy and utility service conservation assessment PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Phases out the 18-a utility tax surcharge in 2016. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 Amends subdivision 6 of the section 18-a of the public service law to phase out the utility tax surcharge. Section 2 Provides that the act shall take effect immediately. JUSTIFICATION : The 18-a utility tax surcharge was an ill conceived tax on families, businesses and schools. With New York paying some of the highest taxes in the nation it will be beneficial for businesses and families to abolish this excessive tax. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
2015-S6517A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6517--A I N S E N A T E January 22, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sens. AKSHAR, FUNKE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommu- nications -- 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 public service law, in relation to the temporary state energy and utility service conservation assessment THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 6 of section 18-a of the public service law, as amended by section 1 of part S of chapter 57 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: (b) The temporary state energy and utility service conservation assessment shall be based upon the following percentum of the utility entity's gross operating revenues derived from intrastate utility oper- ations in the last preceding calendar year, minus the amount, if any, that such utility entity is assessed pursuant to subdivisions one and two of this section for the corresponding state fiscal year period: (1) two percentum for the state fiscal year beginning April first, two thou- sand thirteen; (2) 1.63 percentum for the state fiscal year beginning April first, two thousand fourteen; AND (3) 1.00 percentum for the state fiscal year beginning April first, two thousand fifteen[; and (4) .73 percentum for the state fiscal year beginning April first, two thousand sixteen]. With respect to the temporary state energy and utility service conservation assessment to be paid for the state fiscal year beginning April first, two thousand [seventeen] SIXTEEN and notwithstanding clause (i) of paragraph (d) of this subdivision, on or before March tenth, two thousand [seventeen] SIXTEEN, utility entities shall make a payment equal to [one-half] THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE THOUSANDTHS (.365) of the assessment paid by such entities pursuant to this paragraph for the state fiscal year beginning on April first, two thousand [sixteen] FIFTEEN; provided, further that such assessment for state fiscal year beginning April first, two thousand [seventeen] SIXTEEN shall not be reflected in a customer's rate after December thirty-first, two thousand EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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