Senate Bill S7644

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Creates the "Paid-In Act"; exempts used books from sales use taxes

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Budget And Revenue 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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2025-S7644 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7958
Current Committee:
Senate Budget And Revenue
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1115, Tax L

2025-S7644 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts used books from sales use taxes including second-hand purchases.

2025-S7644 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7644 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7644
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 24, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BYNOE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Budget and Revenue
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting  used  books  from
   the collection sales and use taxes
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "Paid-In Act".
   §  2.  Subdivision  (a)  of  section 1115 of the tax law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 47 to read as follows:
   (47) USED BOOKS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE SECONDHAND PURCHASES.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11607-02-5

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