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Assembly Bill A8002

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the empire state film production credit for films which feature smoking and associated paraphernalia

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2017-A8002 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §24, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9819
2019-2020: A5185

2017-A8002 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting the empire state film production credit for films which feature smoking and associated paraphernalia.

2017-A8002 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8002
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. ARROYO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,
   FRIEND, GALEF, HOOPER, HYNDMAN, MOSLEY, ORTIZ, SIMON -- read once  and
   referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to prohibiting the empire state
   film  production credit for films which feature smoking and associated
   paraphernalia

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  3  of subdivision (b) of section 24 of the tax
 law, as amended by section 1 of part B of chapter  59  of  the  laws  of
 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   (3)  "Qualified  film"  means  a feature-length film, television film,
 relocated television production, television pilot and/or each episode of
 a television series, regardless of the medium  by  means  of  which  the
 film,  pilot  or  episode is created or conveyed. "Qualified film" shall
 not include (i) a documentary film, news  or  current  affairs  program,
 interview  or  talk  program,  "how-to"  (i.e.,  instructional)  film or
 program, film or program consisting primarily of stock footage, sporting
 event or sporting program, game show, award ceremony,  film  or  program
 intended primarily for industrial, corporate or institutional end-users,
 fundraising film or program, daytime drama (i.e., daytime "soap opera"),
 commercials,  music  videos or "reality" program, [or] (ii) a production
 for which records are required under section 2257 of  title  18,  United
 States  code,  to  be  maintained  with respect to any performer in such
 production (reporting of books, films, etc.  with  respect  to  sexually
 explicit conduct), OR (III) ANY PRODUCTION THAT DEPICTS OR REFERS TO ANY
 TOBACCO  PRODUCT  OR  NON-PHARMACEUTICAL NICOTINE DELIVERY DEVICE OR ITS
 USE, ASSOCIATED PARAPHERNALIA OR RELATED TRADEMARKS OR PROMOTIONAL MATE-
 RIAL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02379-01-7

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