Senate Bill S3254

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that the use tax on heating fuels shall be suspended during winter months for certain low income senior citizens

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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-S3254 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1799
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1115, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2547, A5266
2011-2012: S1082, A6924
2013-2014: S622, A278
2015-2016: S1230, A2875
2019-2020: S3603, A2038
2021-2022: S2930, A3229
2023-2024: S4851

2017-S3254 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the use tax on heating fuels shall be suspended during winter months for certain low income senior citizens.

2017-S3254 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3254 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3254
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to suspending imposition of the
   compensating use tax on heating fuels for certain senior citizens

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1115 of the tax law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision (ll) to read as follows:
   (LL) RECEIPTS FROM THE SALE OF HEATING FUELS SOLD DURING THE MONTHS OF
 DECEMBER,  JANUARY, AND FEBRUARY, WHICH ARE SOLD FOR HOME USE BY PERSONS
 SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OLD OR OLDER WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE LOW INCOME HOME
 ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY  SECTION  NINETY-SEVEN  OF  THE
 SOCIAL  SERVICES LAW, BUT WHOSE INCOME IS NOT ABOVE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
 MORE THAN THE QUALIFYING INCOME FOR SUCH PROGRAM, SHALL BE  EXEMPT  FROM
 THE TAX ON RETAIL SALES IMPOSED UNDER SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED TEN OF THIS
 ARTICLE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05192-01-7



              

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