Assembly Bill A2931

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides an exemption from state sales tax for energy star appliances and grants municipalities the option to provide such exemption

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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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2019-A2931 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5380
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1115 & 1210, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1161
2011-2012: A10572, S3674
2013-2014: A758, S3854
2015-2016: A332, A7355, S1804
2017-2018: A5290, A5999, S2153
2021-2022: A2177, S3709
2023-2024: A2513, S1420

2019-A2931 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for exemptions from sales tax for energy-star qualified appliances and grants municipalities the option to provide such exemption.

2019-A2931 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   2931
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. DILAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting energy star appli-
   ances from state sales and compensating use taxes and granting munici-
   palities the option to provide such exemption; 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) RETAIL SALES OF THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS, PROVIDED THAT THE PRODUCT
 QUALIFIES  AS AN ENERGY STAR PRODUCT PURSUANT TO THE UNITED STATES ENVI-
 RONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ENERGY STAR PROGRAM, SHALL  BE  EXEMPT  FROM
 THE SALES TAX PROVISIONS OF SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE:
 CLOTHES  WASHER, DISHWASHER, REFRIGERATOR, ROOM AIR CONDITIONER, CEILING
 FAN, DEHUMIDIFIER, FREEZER, AIR PURIFIER, CLOTHES DRYER AND  VENTILATING
 FAN.  THE  EXEMPTION PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO
 THE RENTAL, LEASING, REPAIR OR SERVICING OF SUCH ENERGY STAR PRODUCTS.
   § 2. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph 1 of subdivision  (a)  of  section
 1210 of the tax law, as amended by section 2 of part WW of chapter 60 of
 the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   (ii) Any local law, ordinance or resolution enacted by any city, coun-
 ty  or  school  district, imposing the taxes authorized by this subdivi-
 sion, shall omit the residential  solar  energy  systems  equipment  and
 electricity  exemption  provided for in subdivision (ee), the commercial
 solar energy systems equipment and electricity exemption provided for in
 subdivision  (ii),  the  commercial  fuel  cell  electricity  generating
 systems  equipment and electricity generated by such equipment exemption
 provided for in subdivision (kk) and the clothing and footwear exemption
 provided for in paragraph thirty of subdivision (a)  of  section  eleven
 hundred  fifteen  of this chapter, AND THE ENERGY STAR PRODUCT EXEMPTION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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