Assembly Bill A2125

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a special fee on firearms, rifles and shotguns

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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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2021-A2125 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5291
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 28-D §1190, Tax L; add §86, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9245
2017-2018: A7023
2019-2020: A7640

2021-A2125 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a special fee on firearms, rifles and shotguns; establishes the gun violence research fund.

2021-A2125 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2125
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. SIMON, SAYEGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   ABINANTI, CRUZ, DE LA ROSA,  DINOWITZ,  GOTTFRIED,  LAVINE,  PICHARDO,
   WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a special fee
   on firearms, rifles and shotguns; and to amend the state finance  law,
   in relation to establishing the gun violence research fund
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a new article 28-D to read
 as follows:
                               ARTICLE 28-D
               SPECIAL FEE ON FIREARMS, RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS
 SECTION 1190. SPECIAL FEE ON FIREARMS, RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS.
   § 1190. SPECIAL FEE ON FIREARMS, RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS.    (A)  FOR  THE
 PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION  THE TERMS "FIREARM", "RIFLE", AND "SHOTGUN"
 SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN SECTION 265.00  OF  THE  PENAL
 LAW.
   (B) (1) THERE IS HEREBY IMPOSED AND THERE SHALL BE PAID A FEE UPON THE
 RECEIPTS  FROM EVERY RETAIL SALES OF, OR USE OF, EACH FIREARM, RIFLE, OR
 SHOTGUN. THE AMOUNT OF THE FEE SHALL BE FIVE DOLLARS FOR  EACH  FIREARM,
 RIFLE, OR SHOTGUN PURCHASED.
   (2)(I)  SUCH  FEE  SHALL  BE  COLLECTED  BY THE VENDOR OF THE FIREARM,
 RIFLE, OR SHOTGUN FROM THE PURCHASER OF THE FIREARM, RIFLE, OR SHOTGUN.
   (II) WHERE THE FEE IMPOSED UNDER PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBDIVISION  IS
 NOT  REQUIRED  TO  BE  COLLECTED BY THE VENDOR UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF
 THIS PARAGRAPH, THE PURCHASER OF SUCH FIREARM, RIFLE, OR  SHOTGUN  SHALL
 REMIT SUCH FEE DIRECTLY TO THE COMMISSIONER.
   (3)  (I)  EVERY  PERSON REQUIRED TO COLLECT THE FEE UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH
 (I) OF PARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL FILE A RETURN AND PAY THE
 FEE REQUIRED TO BE COLLECTED TO THE COMMISSIONER ON OR BEFORE THE  TWEN-
 TIETH  DAY AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE QUARTERLY PERIOD IN WHICH THE FIREARM,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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