Senate Bill S5047

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires cigarette wholesalers to affix scannable cigarette tax stamps to cigarettes

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations 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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2009-S5047 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง471-f, Tax L

2009-S5047 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires cigarette wholesalers to affix scannable cigarette tax stamps to cigarettes.

2009-S5047 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5047 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5047

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  C. JOHNSON  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Investigations  and
  Government Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  tax law, in relation to scannable cigarette tax
  stamps

  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 471-f to
read as follows:
  S 471-F. SCANNABLE CIGARETTE TAX STAMPS. 1. EVERY CIGARETTE WHOLESALER
DOING BUSINESS IN THIS STATE SHALL AFFIX TO EACH  CARTON  OF  CIGARETTES
SOLD  IN THIS STATE A CIGARETTE TAX STAMP WHICH IS CAPABLE OF BEING READ
BY A SCANNER AND ENCRYPTED WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
  A. THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE WHOLESALER AFFIXING THE STAMP;
  B. THE DATE THE STAMP WAS AFFIXED;
  C. THE DENOMINATED VALUE OF THE STAMP;
  D. THE CIGARETTE MANUFACTURER;
  E. THE CIGARETTE BRAND; AND
  F. ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE COMPTROLLER.
  2. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL CONSULT WITH THE ATTORNEY  GENERAL  REGARDING
THE USE OF TAX STAMP TECHNOLOGY IN ORDER TO ASSIST IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF
THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2010.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11672-01-9

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