Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 03, 2022 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.643 substituted for a9975 |
Jun 03, 2022 |
substituted by s8815 |
May 05, 2022 |
advanced to third reading cal.643 |
May 03, 2022 |
reported |
Apr 27, 2022 |
referred to ways and means |
Assembly Bill A9975
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WEINSTEIN
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S8815 - Passed Assembly
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2021-A9975 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S8815
- Law Section:
- State Finance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §189, St Fin L
2021-A9975 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9975 I N A S S E M B L Y April 27, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the liability of a person who presents false claims for money or property to the state or a local government THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 4 of section 189 of the state finance law, as amended by section 8 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2013, are amended to read as follows: (a) This section shall apply to claims, records, [or] statements, AND OBLIGATIONS made under the tax law only if: (i) the net income or sales of the person against whom the action is brought equals or exceeds one million dollars for any taxable year subject to any action brought pursuant to this article; (ii) the damages pleaded in such action exceed three hundred and fifty thousand dollars; [and (iii) the person is alleged to have violated paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of subdivision one of this section; provided, however, that nothing in this subparagraph shall be deemed to modify or restrict the application of such paragraphs to any act alleged that relates to a violation of the tax law] AND (III) FOR PURPOSES OF SUCH APPLICATION TO PARAGRAPH (H) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, KNOWLEDGE SHALL NOT BE ESTABLISHED BECAUSE OF AN ACT OCCURRING BY MISTAKE OR AS A RESULT OF MERE NEGLIGENCE. (b) The attorney general shall consult with the commissioner of the department of taxation and finance prior to filing or intervening in any action under this article that is based on the filing of false claims, records or statements made under the tax law ON ANY KNOWING VIOLATION OF THE TAX LAW. If the state declines to participate or to authorize participation by a local government in such an action pursuant to subdi- vision two of section one hundred ninety of this article, the qui tam plaintiff must obtain approval from the attorney general before making any motion to compel the department of taxation and finance to disclose tax records. NO QUI TAM ACTION ALLOWED BY THIS SUBPARAGRAPH THAT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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