senate Bill S6726A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to exempting certain basic necessities from sales and use taxes

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
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

Votes

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Apr 11, 2016 - floor Vote

S6726A
60
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floor
60
Aye
0
Nay
0
Absent
2
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Apr 11, 2016

aye (60)
excused (2)

Apr 11, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

S6726A
25
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committee
25
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Rules Committee Vote: Apr 11, 2016

aye (25)

Apr 5, 2016 - Investigations and Government Operations committee Vote

S6726
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committee
8
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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Committee Vote: Apr 5, 2016

aye (8)
excused (1)

Bill Amendments

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Co-Sponsors

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S6726 - Details

Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1115, Tax L

S6726 - Summary

Relates to exempting certain basic necessities from sales and use taxes.

S6726 - Sponsor Memo

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

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S6726A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1115, Tax L

S6726A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to exempting certain basic necessities from sales and use taxes.

S6726A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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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