Senate Bill S5956

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Extends until November 30, 2019, the authority of the county of Suffolk to impose an additional 1% sales and compensating use tax

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee

  • 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-S5956 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7606
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1210 & 1262-j, Tax L

2017-S5956 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends from November 30, 2017 until November 30, 2019, the expiration of the authority of the county of Suffolk to impose an additional 1% of sales and compensating use taxes.

2017-S5956 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5956 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5956
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 8, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- 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 extending the  authority  of
   the county of Suffolk to impose an additional one percent of sales and
   compensating use tax

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Clause 14 of subparagraph (i) of the opening  paragraph  of
 section  1210  of  the tax law, as amended by chapter 221 of the laws of
 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   (14) the county of Suffolk is hereby further authorized and  empowered
 to  adopt  and amend local laws, ordinances or resolutions imposing such
 taxes at a rate which is one percent additional  to  the  three  percent
 rate  authorized  above in this paragraph for such county for the period
 beginning June first, two thousand one and  ending  November  thirtieth,
 two thousand [seventeen] NINETEEN;
   §  2.  Subdivision (c) of section 1262-j of the tax law, as amended by
 chapter 221 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   (c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, of  the  net
 collections  received  by  the  county  of  Suffolk  as  a result of the
 increase of one percent to the tax authorized by section twelve  hundred
 ten  of  this  article for the period beginning June first, two thousand
 one and ending November thirtieth, two  thousand  [seventeen]  NINETEEN,
 imposed  by local laws or resolutions (by simple majority) by the county
 legislature, and signed by the county executive, the county  of  Suffolk
 shall  allocate such net collections as follows: no less than one-eighth
 and no more than three-eighths of such net collections received shall be
 dedicated for public safety purposes and the balance shall be  deposited
 in the general fund of the county of Suffolk.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11202-01-7

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