NY State Senate Bill S7838

Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7555 - Signed by Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jul 21, 2016	signed chap.99
Jul 13, 2016	delivered to governor
May 25, 2016	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1016 substituted for s7838
May 25, 2016	substituted by a7555a
May 23, 2016	ordered to third reading cal.1016 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 13, 2016	referred to investigations and government operations

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S7838 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7555
Law Section:: Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1115, Tax L

S7838 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

S7838 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S7838

 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, tampons and panty
liners.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1: Amends subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law by
adding a new paragraph 3-a to add feminine hygiene products including,
but not limited to, sanitary napkins, tampons and panty liners 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.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Several states, including Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New
Jersey, and Pennsylvania, have already passed similar legislation to
exempt feminine hygiene products from their sales tax. Some view a tax
on such products as a "tax on women" since it is undeniably a
necessity for women. It is an oversight to exclude other products
which are intended to promote the health of citizens from a sales and
use tax while at the same time imposing a tax on feminine hygiene
products, a basic necessity, and this bill would correct that.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New Bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the first day of a sales tax quarterly
period, as described in subdivision (b) of section 1136 of the tax
law, next commencing at least thirty days after this act shall have
become law and shall comply in accordance with the applicable
transitional provisions of sections 1106 and 1217 of the tax law;
provided, further, that the commissioner of taxation and finance shall
be authorized on and after the date this act shall have become a law
to take steps necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its
effective date.

S7838 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7838

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 13, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment 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. Subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law  is  amended
by adding a new paragraph 3-a to read as follows:
  (3-A)  FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SANI-
TARY NAPKINS, TAMPONS AND PANTY LINERS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first day of a sales tax  quar-
terly period, as described in subdivision (b) of section 1136 of the tax
law,  next  commencing  at  least  thirty days after this act shall have
become law and shall apply in accordance  with  the  applicable  transi-
tional  provisions  of  sections 1106 and 1217 of the tax law; provided,
further, that the commissioner of taxation and finance shall be  author-
ized  on  and  after  the  date this act shall have become a law to take
steps necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its effective
date.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11242-05-6

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May 25, 2016 - floor Vote

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May 23, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: May 23, 2016

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May 25, 2016 - floor Vote

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May 23, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: May 23, 2016

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S7838 (ACTIVE) - Details

S7838 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S7838 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7838 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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