Senate Bill S2705A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Exempts low-emission and energy efficient vehicles from retail sales and compensating use taxes

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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-S2705 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1115, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1783
2011-2012: S1054
2013-2014: S1637
2015-2016: S934
2019-2020: S3602
2021-2022: S2922
2023-2024: S4933

2017-S2705 - Summary

Exempts low-emission and energy efficient vehicles from retail sales and compensating use taxes.

2017-S2705 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2705 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2705
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. PARKER, LATIMER -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and  Tele-
   communications
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting low-emission and
   energy efficient vehicles  from  retail  sales  and  compensating  use
   taxes; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration
   thereof
 
   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 44 to read as follows:
   (44)  LOW-EMISSION AND ENERGY EFFICIENT VEHICLES. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 PARAGRAPH, A "LOW-EMISSION AND ENERGY EFFICIENT VEHICLE"  SHALL  MEAN  A
 VEHICLE  CERTIFIED  BY  THE  ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED STATES ENVIRON-
 MENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PURSUANT TO  23  U.S.C.  §  166(F)(3).  IF  THE
 ADMINISTRATOR  OF  THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS
 NOT SO CERTIFIED ANY VEHICLE AS  A  LOW-EMISSION  AND  ENERGY  EFFICIENT
 VEHICLE, THEN, UNTIL SUCH CERTIFICATION OCCURS, "LOW-EMISSION AND ENERGY
 EFFICIENT  VEHICLE"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  VEHICLE  THAT HAS ACHIEVED AN AIR
 POLLUTION SCORE OF NINE OR BETTER AND A GREENHOUSE GAS SCORE OF NINE  OR
 BETTER  ON THE GREEN VEHICLE GUIDE MAINTAINED BY THE UNITED STATES ENVI-
 RONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST ON ITS WEB SITE A
 LIST OF LOW-EMISSION AND ENERGY EFFICIENT VEHICLES  BY  MAKE  AND  MODEL
 YEAR  AND  SUCH  OTHER  SPECIFICATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO IDENTIFY A
 LOW-EMISSION AND ENERGY EFFICIENT VEHICLE, AND SHALL UPDATE SUCH LIST AS
 NECESSARY TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE LIST OF LOW-EMISSION  AND  ENERGY  EFFI-
 CIENT VEHICLES.  THE EXEMPTIONS PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE OFFSET
 BY  THE  PROCEEDS COLLECTED FROM THE AUCTION OF ANY EMISSIONS ALLOWANCES
 FOR AIR CONTAMINANTS AS PROVIDED  FOR  IN  REGULATIONS  ADOPTED  BY  THE
 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE NINETEEN OF
 THE  ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW AND PROCEEDS COLLECTED BUT NOT ALLO-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-S2705A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1115, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1783
2011-2012: S1054
2013-2014: S1637
2015-2016: S934
2019-2020: S3602
2021-2022: S2922
2023-2024: S4933

2017-S2705A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts low-emission and energy efficient vehicles from retail sales and compensating use taxes.

2017-S2705A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2705A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2705--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, ADDABBO, BAILEY -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Energy
   and  Telecommunications  -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy and
   Telecommunications in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- commit-
   tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and  recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting low-emission and
   energy efficient vehicles  from  retail  sales  and  compensating  use
   taxes; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration
   thereof
 
   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 45 to read as follows:
   (45)  LOW-EMISSION AND ENERGY EFFICIENT VEHICLES. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 PARAGRAPH, A "LOW-EMISSION AND ENERGY EFFICIENT VEHICLE"  SHALL  MEAN  A
 VEHICLE  CERTIFIED  BY  THE  ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED STATES ENVIRON-
 MENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PURSUANT TO  23  U.S.C.  §  166(F)(3).  IF  THE
 ADMINISTRATOR  OF  THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS
 NOT SO CERTIFIED ANY VEHICLE AS  A  LOW-EMISSION  AND  ENERGY  EFFICIENT
 VEHICLE, THEN, UNTIL SUCH CERTIFICATION OCCURS, "LOW-EMISSION AND ENERGY
 EFFICIENT  VEHICLE"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  VEHICLE  THAT HAS ACHIEVED AN AIR
 POLLUTION SCORE OF NINE OR BETTER AND A GREENHOUSE GAS SCORE OF NINE  OR
 BETTER  ON THE GREEN VEHICLE GUIDE MAINTAINED BY THE UNITED STATES ENVI-
 RONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST ON ITS WEB SITE A
 LIST OF LOW-EMISSION AND ENERGY EFFICIENT VEHICLES  BY  MAKE  AND  MODEL
 YEAR  AND  SUCH  OTHER  SPECIFICATIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO IDENTIFY A
 LOW-EMISSION AND ENERGY EFFICIENT VEHICLE, AND SHALL UPDATE SUCH LIST AS
 NECESSARY TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE LIST OF LOW-EMISSION  AND  ENERGY  EFFI-
 CIENT VEHICLES.  THE EXEMPTIONS PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE OFFSET
 BY  THE  PROCEEDS COLLECTED FROM THE AUCTION OF ANY EMISSIONS ALLOWANCES
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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