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Assembly Bill A1142

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Imposes a fifteen cent tax on plastic shopping bags used to transport every sale of tangible personal property by consumers

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2011-A1142 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1113, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6537
2013-2014: A3113
2015-2016: A8479
2017-2018: A6378
2019-2020: A6905

2011-A1142 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Imposes a fifteen cent tax on plastic shopping bags used to transport every sale of tangible personal property by consumers; provides for certain exemptions and imposes limitations on the size of plastic bags used for the sale of tangible personal property.

2011-A1142 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1142

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, GALEF, KAVANAGH, SCHIMEL, P. RIVERA, MILL-
  MAN,  BOYLAND  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. McENENY, ROSENTHAL,
  WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Ways  and
  Means

AN  ACT  to  amend the tax law, in relation to imposing a tax on plastic
  shopping bags used to transport every sale of tangible personal  prop-
  erty by consumers

  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 1113 to read
as follows:
  S 1113. IMPOSITION OF TAX; PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS. (A) THERE IS  HEREBY
IMPOSED  AND  THERE  SHALL  BE  PAID A TAX OF FIFTEEN CENTS UPON PLASTIC
SHOPPING BAGS USED TO TRANSPORT EVERY SALE OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY
BY CONSUMERS.
  (B)(1) THE TAX IMPOSED, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A) OF  THIS  SECTION,
SHALL  APPLY  AT  THE  POINT  OF  SALE  IN  SHOPS, SUPERMARKETS, SERVICE
STATIONS AND ALL SALES OUTLETS. RETAILERS SHALL PASS ON THE FULL  AMOUNT
OF SUCH TAX AS A CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER DURING HIS OR HER CHECKOUT.
  (2)  SUCH  TAX  SHALL BE ITEMIZED ON ALL INVOICES, RECEIPTS OR DOCKETS
ISSUED TO CUSTOMERS AT THE POINT OF SALE.
  (C) THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE  TAX  IMPOSED  PURSUANT  TO
SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION:
  (1) PLASTIC BAGS CONTAINING FRESH MEAT, FISH OR POULTRY;
  (2)  PLASTIC  BAGS  CONTAINING  NON-PACKED  FRUIT, NUTS OR VEGETABLES,
CONFECTIONERY, DAIRY PRODUCTS, COOKED FOOD OR ICE;
  (3) PLASTIC BAGS USED TO STORE PRODUCTS  SOLD  ON  BOARD  AIRCRAFT  OR
SHIPS;
  (4)  REUSEABLE BAGS SOLD TO CUSTOMERS FOR A SUM NOT LESS THAN SEVENTY-
FIVE CENTS; AND

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

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