| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2014 |
reported and committed to finance |
| Jan 31, 2014 |
print number 622a |
| Jan 31, 2014 |
amend and recommit to energy and telecommunications |
| Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
| Feb 04, 2013 |
reported and committed to finance |
| Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S622A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
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Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S622 - Details
2013-S622 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S622
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the tax law, in relation to suspending imposition of the
compensating use tax on heating fuels for certain senior citizens
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To extend a tax exemption to Senior Citizens who do not qualify for
energy assistance programs, and whose income does not exceed the
qualifying income by five hundred dollars.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
This bill amends Section 1115 of the tax law by adding a new
subdivision (ii). This bill exempts persons sixty-five years or older
who do not qualify for the energy assistance program established by
section ninety-seven of the social services law, whose income does
not exceed t.he qualifying income by five hundred dollars, from the
tax on retail sales imposed under section eleven hundred ten of this
article, during the months of December, January, and February.
JUSTIFICATION:
This Winter heating costs are projected will rise about 20 percent for
heating oil users, 15 percent for natural gas customers, 13 percent
for propane customers, and 5 percent for electricity customers,
according to the Energy Information Administration. The increase in
2013-S622 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
622
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
___________
Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
cations
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to suspending imposition of the
compensating use tax on heating fuels for certain senior citizens
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 1115 of the tax law is amended by adding a new
subdivision (ii) to read as follows:
(II) RECEIPTS FROM THE SALE OF HEATING FUELS SOLD DURING THE MONTHS OF
DECEMBER, JANUARY, AND FEBRUARY, WHICH ARE SOLD FOR HOME USE BY PERSONS
SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OLD OR OLDER WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE LOW INCOME HOME
ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY SECTION NINETY-SEVEN OF THE
SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, BUT WHOSE INCOME IS NOT ABOVE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
MORE THAN THE QUALIFYING INCOME FOR SUCH PROGRAM, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM
THE TAX ON RETAIL SALES IMPOSED UNDER SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED TEN OF THIS
ARTICLE.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02771-01-3
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S622A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S622A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S622A
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to suspending
imposition of the compensating use tax on heating fuels for certain
senior citizens
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To extend a tax exemption to Senior Citizens who do not qualify for
energy assistance programs, and whose income does not exceed the quali-
fying income by five hundred dollars.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
This bill amends Section 1115 of the tax law by adding a new subdivision
(jj). This bill exempts persons sixty-five years or older who do not
qualify for the energy assistance program established by section nine-
ty-seven of the social services law, whose income does not exceed the
qualifying income by five hundred dollars, from the tax on retail sales
imposed under section eleven hundred ten of this article, during the
months of December, January, and February.
JUSTIFICATION:
This Winter heating costs are projected will rise about 20 percent for
heating oil users, 15 percent for natural gas customers, 13 percent for
2013-S622A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
622--A
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
___________
Introduced by Sens. PARKER, SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Tele-
communications -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy and Telecom-
munications in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to suspending imposition of the
compensating use tax on heating fuels for certain senior citizens
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 1115 of the tax law is amended by adding a new
subdivision (jj) to read as follows:
(JJ) RECEIPTS FROM THE SALE OF HEATING FUELS SOLD DURING THE MONTHS OF
DECEMBER, JANUARY, AND FEBRUARY, WHICH ARE SOLD FOR HOME USE BY PERSONS
SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OLD OR OLDER WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE LOW INCOME HOME
ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY SECTION NINETY-SEVEN OF THE
SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, BUT WHOSE INCOME IS NOT ABOVE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
MORE THAN THE QUALIFYING INCOME FOR SUCH PROGRAM, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM
THE TAX ON RETAIL SALES IMPOSED UNDER SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED TEN OF THIS
ARTICLE.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02771-02-4
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