Assembly Bill A7351

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of tobacco research products

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S5300 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2019-A7351 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5300
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §470, Tax L

2019-A7351 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Defines tobacco research products, for the purpose of taxation, as tobacco products made by a manufacturer specifically for an accredited college or university or other institution for health, scientific, or other research or experimental purposes.

2019-A7351 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7351
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 26, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to research tobacco products
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 470 of the tax law, subdi-
 vision 1 as amended by section  14  and  subdivision  2  as  amended  by
 section 15 of part D of chapter 134 of the laws of 2010, are amended and
 a new subdivision 20 is added to read as follows:
   1. "Cigarette." Any roll for smoking made wholly or in part of tobacco
 or  of any other substance, irrespective of size or shape and whether or
 not such tobacco or substance is flavored, adulterated or mixed with any
 other ingredient, the wrapper or cover of which is made of paper or  any
 other  substance  or  material  but  is  not made in whole or in part of
 tobacco. "CIGARETTE" SHALL NOT INCLUDE A RESEARCH TOBACCO PRODUCT.
   2. "Tobacco products." Any cigar, including a little cigar, or  tobac-
 co, other than cigarettes, intended for consumption by smoking, chewing,
 or  as  snuff.  "TOBACCO  PRODUCTS"  SHALL  NOT INCLUDE RESEARCH TOBACCO
 PRODUCTS.
   20. "RESEARCH TOBACCO  PRODUCT."  ANYTHING  THAT  WOULD  OTHERWISE  BE
 DEFINED  AS  A  TOBACCO  PRODUCT  OR CIGARETTE SHALL NOT BE DEFINED AS A
 TOBACCO PRODUCT OR CIGARETTE IF IT IS MADE  BY  A  MANUFACTURER  SPECIF-
 ICALLY  FOR  AN  ACCREDITED  COLLEGE  OR  UNIVERSITY,  TO BE HELD BY THE
 COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY UNTIL SALE OR TRANSFER TO A LABORATORY,  HOSPITAL,
 MEDICAL  CENTER,  INSTITUTE, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, OR OTHER INSTITUTION
 FOR HEALTH, SCIENTIFIC, OR OTHER RESEARCH OR  EXPERIMENTAL  PURPOSES.  A
 RESEARCH  TOBACCO  PRODUCT  SHALL CARRY A MARKING DESIGNATING IT AS SUCH
 AND INDICATING IT SHALL ONLY BE USED FOR HEALTH,  SCIENTIFIC,  OR  OTHER
 RESEARCH  OR EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES AND NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, OR
 DISTRIBUTED TO CONSUMERS EXCEPT AS PART OF THE  HEALTH,  SCIENTIFIC,  OR
 OTHER RESEARCH OR EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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