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Senate Bill S2153

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to providing a tax credit for the purchase of gun safety equipment

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2009-S2153 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7054
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S231, A5832
2013-2014: S1065, A771
2015-2016: S3908, A5607
2017-2018: S192, A8342, A8998
2019-2020: S2651, A2450
2021-2022: S2094

2009-S2153 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a 25% tax credit against personal income taxes for the purchase of gun safety equipment up to $500.

2009-S2153 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2153 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2153

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 12, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. MAZIARZ, DeFRANCISCO, DIAZ, O. JOHNSON, LANZA, MORA-
  HAN,  RANZENHOFER,  VOLKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to providing a tax  credit  for
  the purchase of items relating to firearm safety

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 606 of the tax law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subsection (qq) to read as follows:
  (QQ)  A  TAXPAYER  SHALL  BE ALLOWED A CREDIT AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED,
AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE FOR THE PURCHASE, OTHER THAN FOR
RESALE, OF GUN SAFES OR VAULTS, FIREARM SAFETY LOCKS, TRIGGER  LOCKS  OR
OTHER  ITEMS  DESIGNED  TO  ENSURE  THE  SAFE  HANDLING  AND  STORAGE OF
FIREARMS. THE AMOUNT OF CREDIT SHALL BE EQUAL TO TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT  OF
THE  COST  OF  THE TAXPAYER OF THE PURCHASE OF SUCH FIREARM SAFETY ITEMS
DURING THE TAXABLE YEAR, SUCH CREDIT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED  DOLLARS
PER YEAR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
years beginning on and after January 1, 2009.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04625-01-9

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