Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 26, 2024 |
referred to ways and means |
Assembly Bill A8912
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RAMOS
Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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
co-Sponsors
Carrie Woerner
John T. McDonald III
Rebecca Seawright
Nikki Lucas
2023-A8912 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A8912 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that the tax on premium cigars shall be at the rate of seventy-five percent of the wholesale price or fifty cents, whichever is less, and is intended to be imposed only once upon the sale of any premium cigars; defines "premium cigar"; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof.
2023-A8912 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8912 I N A S S E M B L Y January 26, 2024 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to excise taxes on premium cigars; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira- tion thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 470 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivision 22 to read as follows: 22. "PREMIUM CIGAR." A CIGAR THAT: (A) IS WRAPPED IN WHOLE LEAF TOBACCO; AND (B) CONTAINS A ONE HUNDRED PERCENT LEAF TOBACCO BINDER; AND (C) IS MADE BY MANUALLY COMBINING THE WRAPPER, FILLER, AND BINDER; AND (D) HAS NO FILTER, TIP, OR NON-TOBACCO MOUTHPIECE AND IS CAPPED BY HAND; AND (E) WEIGHS MORE THAN SIX POUNDS PER ONE THOUSAND UNITS. § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 471-b of the tax law, as amended by section 18 of part D of chapter 134 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: (a) Such tax on tobacco products other than PREMIUM CIGARS, snuff and little cigars shall be at the rate of seventy-five percent of the whole- sale price, and is intended to be imposed only once upon the sale of any tobacco products other than PREMIUM CIGARS, snuff and little cigars. § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 471-b of the tax law is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows: (D) SUCH TAX ON PREMIUM CIGARS SHALL BE AT THE RATE OF SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE WHOLESALE PRICE OR FIFTY CENTS, WHICHEVER IS LESS, AND IS INTENDED TO BE IMPOSED ONLY ONCE UPON THE SALE OF ANY PREMIUM CIGARS. § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed repealed 3 years after such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06291-04-4
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