Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 11, 2016 | referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.540 |
Apr 07, 2016 | print number 6726a |
Apr 07, 2016 | amend (t) and recommit to rules |
Apr 05, 2016 | reported and committed to rules |
Feb 10, 2016 | referred to investigations and government operations |
senate Bill S6726A
Sponsored By
Sue Serino
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Catharine Young
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Joseph E. Robach
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Kemp Hannon
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Kathleen A. Marchione
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
S6726 - Details
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1115, Tax L
S6726 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6726 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting certain basic necessities from sales and use taxes PURPOSE : To provide a state sales and compensating use tax exemption for feminine hygiene products such as sanitary napkins and tampons. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: Amends paragraph 3 subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law by adding feminine hygiene products, including, but not limited to, sanitary napkins and tampons to the list of exemptions from taxes on retail sales and compensating use taxes. Section 2: Provides the effective date. EXISTING LAW : Medicine, medical equipment, supplies to correct or alleviate physical incapacity, and products consumed by humans for the preservation of health are included in the list of items exempt from the sales and use tax, however cosmetics and toilet articles are explicitly excluded from the list unless they contain medicinal ingredients.
S6726 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6726 I N S E N A T E February 10, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SERINO, YOUNG, ROBACH, HANNON, MARCHIONE -- 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 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 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 immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11242-01-5
Co-Sponsors
Catharine Young
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Joseph E. Robach
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Kemp Hannon
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Kathleen A. Marchione
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
S6726A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1115, Tax L
S6726A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6726A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting from sales and use taxes sanitary napkins and tampons PURPOSE : To provide a state sales and compensating use tax exemption for sanitary napkins and tampons. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: Amends subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law by adding a new paragraph 4-a to add sanitary napkins and tampons to the list of exemptions from taxes on retail sales and compensating use taxes. Section 2: Provides the effective date. EXISTING LAW : Medicine, medical equipment, supplies to correct or alleviate physical incapacity, and products consumed by humans for the preservation of health are included in the list of items exempt from the sales and use
S6726A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6726--A I N S E N A T E February 10, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SERINO, YOUNG, ROBACH, HANNON, MARCHIONE, BOYLE, FUNKE, HOYLMAN, KRUEGER, MARCELLINO, MARTINS, MONTGOMERY, MURPHY, PANEPINTO, PERALTA, PERKINS, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, RIVERA, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee on Rules -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting from sales and use taxes sanitary napkins and tampons 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 4-a to read as follows: (4-A) SANITARY NAPKINS AND TAMPONS. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of June next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11242-02-6
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