Assembly Bill A1668A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides a tax credit for the cost of purchasing a gun safe

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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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2017-A1668 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S191
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5221
2015-2016: A8203, S2454

2017-A1668 - Summary

Provides a refundable tax credit in an amount equal to fifty percent of the cost of a gun safe up to a maximum credit of five hundred dollars.

2017-A1668 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1668
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to providing a tax  credit  for
   the cost of purchasing a gun safe
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 606 of the tax law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subsection (ccc) to read as follows:
   (CCC) HOME DEFENSE TAX CREDIT. A RESIDENT TAXPAYER WHO PURCHASES A GUN
 SAFE  ON  OR  AFTER  JANUARY  FIFTEENTH,  TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN SHALL BE
 ALLOWED A CREDIT AGAINST THE TAX OTHERWISE IMPOSED UNDER THIS ARTICLE IN
 AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO ONE-HALF OF THE COST OF SUCH GUN SAFE UP TO A MAXIMUM
 OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.  AS USED IN THIS SUBSECTION, "GUN SAFE" MEANS A
 CABINET OF METAL OR OTHER SUFFICIENTLY DURABLE MATERIAL EQUIPPED WITH  A
 KEY  OR  COMBINATION LOCK DESIGNED TO SECURELY STORE RIFLES, SHOTGUNS OR
 HANDGUNS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
 years beginning on or after January 1, 2017.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02972-01-7

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2017-A1668A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S191
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S5221
2015-2016: A8203, S2454

2017-A1668A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a refundable tax credit in an amount equal to fifty percent of the cost of a gun safe up to a maximum credit of five hundred dollars.

2017-A1668A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1668--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Ways and Means -- recommitted to  the  Committee  on  Ways  and
   Means  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to providing a tax  credit  for
   the cost of purchasing a gun safe
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 606 of the tax law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subsection (ccc) to read as follows:
   (CCC) HOME DEFENSE TAX CREDIT. A RESIDENT TAXPAYER WHO PURCHASES A GUN
 SAFE  ON  OR  AFTER  JANUARY  FIFTEENTH,  TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN SHALL BE
 ALLOWED A CREDIT AGAINST THE TAX OTHERWISE IMPOSED UNDER THIS ARTICLE IN
 AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO ONE-HALF OF THE COST OF SUCH GUN SAFE UP TO A MAXIMUM
 OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.  AS USED IN THIS SUBSECTION, "GUN SAFE" MEANS A
 CABINET OF METAL OR OTHER SUFFICIENTLY DURABLE MATERIAL EQUIPPED WITH  A
 KEY  OR  COMBINATION LOCK DESIGNED TO SECURELY STORE RIFLES, SHOTGUNS OR
 HANDGUNS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
 years beginning on or after January 1, 2018.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02972-03-8

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