Assembly Bill A1799

2017-2018 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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2017-A1799 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3254
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, S2547
2011-2012: A6924, S1082
2013-2014: A278, S622
2015-2016: A2875, S1230
2019-2020: A2038, S3603
2021-2022: A3229, S2930
2023-2024: S4851

2017-A1799 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-A1799 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1799
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KIM,  SEPULVEDA,  ROSENTHAL -- 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 (ll) to read as follows:
   (LL) 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05192-01-7

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