Assembly Bill A7640

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a special fee on firearms, rifles and shotguns

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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-A7640 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 28-D §1190, Tax L; add §86, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9245
2017-2018: A7023
2021-2022: A2125

2019-A7640 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a special fee on firearms, rifles and shotguns; establishes the gun violence research fund.

2019-A7640 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7640
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a  special  fee
   on  firearms, rifles and shotguns; and to amend the state finance law,
   in relation to establishing the gun violence research fund

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a new article 28-D to read
 as follows:
                               ARTICLE 28-D
               SPECIAL FEE ON FIREARMS, RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS
 SECTION 1190. SPECIAL FEE ON FIREARMS, RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS.
   §  1190.  SPECIAL  FEE  ON FIREARMS, RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS.  (A) FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE TERMS  "FIREARM",  "RIFLE",  AND  "SHOTGUN"
 SHALL  HAVE  THE  SAME MEANING AS DEFINED IN SECTION 265.00 OF THE PENAL
 LAW.
   (B) (1) THERE IS HEREBY IMPOSED AND THERE SHALL BE PAID A FEE UPON THE
 RECEIPTS FROM EVERY RETAIL SALES OF, OR USE OF, EACH FIREARM, RIFLE,  OR
 SHOTGUN.  THE  AMOUNT OF THE FEE SHALL BE FIVE DOLLARS FOR EACH FIREARM,
 RIFLE, OR SHOTGUN PURCHASED.
   (2)(I) SUCH FEE SHALL BE COLLECTED  BY  THE  VENDOR  OF  THE  FIREARM,
 RIFLE, OR SHOTGUN FROM THE PURCHASER OF THE FIREARM, RIFLE, OR SHOTGUN.
   (II)  WHERE THE FEE IMPOSED UNDER PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS SUBDIVISION IS
 NOT REQUIRED TO BE COLLECTED BY THE VENDOR  UNDER  SUBPARAGRAPH  (I)  OF
 THIS  PARAGRAPH,  THE PURCHASER OF SUCH FIREARM, RIFLE, OR SHOTGUN SHALL
 REMIT SUCH FEE DIRECTLY TO THE COMMISSIONER.
   (3) (I) EVERY PERSON REQUIRED TO COLLECT THE  FEE  UNDER  SUBPARAGRAPH
 (I) OF PARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL FILE A RETURN AND PAY THE
 FEE  REQUIRED TO BE COLLECTED TO THE COMMISSIONER ON OR BEFORE THE TWEN-
 TIETH DAY AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE QUARTERLY PERIOD IN WHICH THE  FIREARM,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04062-02-9
              

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