Assembly Bill A6189

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of taxation and finance to create a tax exempt form that will allow students to avoid paying sales tax on books

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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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2015-A6189 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §42, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A7323
2011-2012: A5776
2013-2014: A4439

2015-A6189 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of taxation and finance in conjunction with the commissioner of education to create a tax exempt form that will allow elementary and secondary school students to avoid paying sales tax on any books they purchase.

2015-A6189 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6189

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BORELLI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CERET-
  TO, LAWRENCE -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Ways  and
  Means

AN  ACT  to amend the tax law, in relation to requiring the commissioner
  of taxation and finance in conjunction with the commissioner of educa-
  tion to create a tax exempt form that will  allow  students  to  avoid
  paying sales tax on any books they purchase

  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 section 42  to  read
as follows:
  S  42.  SALES  TAX  EXEMPT  FORM  FOR  STUDENTS.   THE COMMISSIONER IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL CREATE A SALES  TAX
EXEMPT  FORM THAT WILL ALLOW ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO
AVOID PAYING SALES TAX ON ANY BOOKS.  THIS FORM SHALL BE GIVEN TO SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IN THE STATE AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS  SHALL  BE  REQUIRED  TO
DISPENSE  THE  FORMS  TO  THEIR  SCHOOLS  AND STUDENTS. THE TERM "SCHOOL
DISTRICT" SHALL MEAN A COMMON, UNION FREE, CENTRAL, CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL,
OR CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
the  year  in  which it shall have become a law; provided, however, that
effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
tive date are authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or
before such effective date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05784-01-5

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