Senate Bill S4775

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides an exemption to the sale of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles from state 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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2015-S4775 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1243
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง1115, 1160 & 1210, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7192, A10356
2013-2014: S1665, A1377
2017-2018: S952, A9587
2019-2020: S1291

2015-S4775 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides an exemption to the retail sale of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles from state sales and compensating use taxes; authorizes local governments to adopt similar incentives.

2015-S4775 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4775 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4775

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FUNKE  -- 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 exempting the sale of plug-
  in hybrid electric vehicles from  state  sales  and  compensating  use
  taxes, and to authorize cities and counties to grant such exemption

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

  Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law  is  amended
by adding a new paragraph 44 to read as follows:
  (44)  THE RECEIPTS FROM THE RETAIL SALE OF NEW PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC
VEHICLES. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH THE TERM "PLUG-IN HYBRID  ELEC-
TRIC  VEHICLE"  MEANS A MOTOR VEHICLE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED
TWENTY-FIVE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, THAT:
  (I) DRAWS PROPULSION USING A TRACTION BATTERY WITH AT LEAST FOUR KILO-
WATT HOURS OF CAPACITY;
  (II) USES AN EXTERNAL SOURCE OF ENERGY TO RECHARGE SUCH BATTERY;
  (III) THE ORIGINAL USE OF WHICH COMMENCES WITH THE TAXPAYER;
  (IV) IS ACQUIRED FOR USE OR LEASE BY THE TAXPAYER AND NOT FOR  RESALE;
AND
  (V) IS MADE BY A MANUFACTURER.
  S  2.  Section 1160 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
sion (c) to read as follows:
  (C) THE NEW PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN
PARAGRAPH FORTY-FOUR  OF  SUBDIVISION  (A)  OF  SECTION  ELEVEN  HUNDRED
FIFTEEN  OF  THIS  CHAPTER SHALL NOT APPLY TO OR LIMIT THE IMPOSITION OF
THE TAX IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
  S 3. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (a) of section 1210 of the tax law, as
amended by chapter 13 of the  laws  of  2013,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06235-01-5

              

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