Assembly Bill A2655

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for the exemption of toilet tissue, diapers and feminine hygiene products from sales and compensating use taxes

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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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2011-A2655 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1115, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A1772

2011-A2655 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the exemption of toilet tissue, diapers and feminine hygiene products from sales and compensating use taxes.

2011-A2655 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2655

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 19, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MORELLE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in  relation  to  exempting  certain  basic
  necessities from sales and use taxes

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

  Section 1.  Paragraph 3 of subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the  tax
law,  as  amended by chapter 201 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read
as follows:
  (3) Drugs and medicines intended for use, internally or externally, in
the cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of illnesses  or  diseases
in  human  beings, medical equipment (including component parts thereof)
and supplies required for such use or to correct or  alleviate  physical
incapacity,  and  products  consumed  by  humans for the preservation of
health but not including cosmetics or  toilet  articles  (EXCEPT  TOILET
TISSUE,  DISPOSABLE  AND  NONDISPOSABLE  DIAPERS,  AND  FEMININE HYGIENE
PRODUCTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SANITARY NAPKINS  AND  TAMPONS)
notwithstanding the presence of medicinal ingredients therein or medical
equipment  (including  component parts thereof) and supplies, other than
such drugs and medicines, purchased at  retail  for  use  in  performing
medical and similar services for compensation.
  S 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06455-01-1

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