| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2018 |
print number 5249a |
| Jan 26, 2018 |
amend and recommit to investigations and government operations |
| Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
| Mar 17, 2017 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S5249A
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 54th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
2017-S5249 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §606, Tax L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2019-2020:
S166
2021-2022: S2598
2023-2024: S3446
2025-2026: S3470
2017-S5249 - Summary
Enacts "Averyana's law"; provides a tax credit for the purchase and installation of certain smoke alarms which incorporate photoelectric technology including but not limited to: photoelectric detectors; dual photoelectric/ionization detectors; and photoelectric/carbon monoxide detectors.
2017-S5249 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5249
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the tax law, in relation to enacting
"Averyana's law"
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Section 1 cites the title of act to be known as Averyana's Law.
Section 2 adds a new Subsection ccc to Section 606 of the Tax Law
providing a credit to resident owners who purchase and install
photoelectric detectors.
Section 3 provides for an immediate effective date and shall apply to
taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017.
JUSTIFICATION :
On March 11, 2012, two year old Averyana Dale tragically lost her life
due to smoke inhalation in a fire in Auburn, NY. It was later
determined that the fire was a smoldering fire, which produces a
significant amount of smoke, but very little actual flame.
Currently there are two types of smoke detectors available in the
market place, ionization and photoelectric. Ionization detectors are
present in about 95.75% of homes. However, some studies have shown
2017-S5249 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5249
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 17, 2017
___________
Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- 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 enacting "Averyana's law"
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Averyana's
law".
§ 2. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subsection
(ccc) to read as follows:
(CCC) CREDIT FOR INSTALLATION OF SMOKE ALARMS. ANY RESIDENT OWNER OF
REAL PROPERTY AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWO OF THE REAL PROPERTY
TAX LAW SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT AGAINST THE TAX OTHERWISE IMPOSED
UNDER THIS ARTICLE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE COST OF PURCHASING AND
INSTALLING CERTAIN SMOKE ALARMS WHICH INCORPORATE PHOTOELECTRIC TECHNOL-
OGY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PHOTOELECTRIC DETECTORS; DUAL
PHOTOELECTRIC/IONIZATION DETECTORS; AND PHOTOELECTRIC/CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTORS IN HIS OR HER RESIDENCE.
§ 3. 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.
LBD00782-01-7
2017-S5249A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §606, Tax L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2019-2020:
S166
2021-2022: S2598
2023-2024: S3446
2025-2026: S3470
2017-S5249A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enacts "Averyana's law"; provides a tax credit for the purchase and installation of certain smoke alarms which incorporate photoelectric technology including but not limited to: photoelectric detectors; dual photoelectric/ionization detectors; and photoelectric/carbon monoxide detectors.
2017-S5249A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5249A
SPONSOR: HELMING
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to enacting "Averyana's law"
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 cites the title of act to be known as Averyana's Law.
Section 2 adds a new Subsection ccc to Section 606 of the Tax Law
providing a credit to resident owners who purchase and install
photoelectric detectors.
Section 3 provides for an immediate effective date and shall apply to
taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017.
JUSTIFICATION:
On March 11, 2012, two year old Averyana Dale tragically lost her life
2017-S5249A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5249--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 17, 2017
___________
Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
ment Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations and
Government Operations in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to enacting "Averyana's law"
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Averyana's
law".
§ 2. Section 606 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subsection
(ccc) to read as follows:
(CCC) CREDIT FOR INSTALLATION OF SMOKE ALARMS. ANY RESIDENT OWNER OF
REAL PROPERTY AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWO OF THE REAL PROPERTY
TAX LAW SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT AGAINST THE TAX OTHERWISE IMPOSED
UNDER THIS ARTICLE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE COST OF PURCHASING AND
INSTALLING CERTAIN SMOKE ALARMS WHICH INCORPORATE PHOTOELECTRIC TECHNOL-
OGY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PHOTOELECTRIC DETECTORS; DUAL
PHOTOELECTRIC/IONIZATION DETECTORS; AND PHOTOELECTRIC/CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTORS IN HIS OR HER RESIDENCE.
§ 3. 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.
LBD00782-02-8
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