assembly Bill A3261

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a sales tax holiday for various products for the period commencing on Black Friday and ending after Christmas day

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Feb 02, 2023 referred to ways and means

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A3261 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1115, 1107 & 1210, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9313

A3261 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a sales tax exemption for certain products purchased for less than five hundred dollars commencing on the fourth Friday in November and ending on the twenty-sixth day of December.

A3261 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3261
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JENSEN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Ways and Means
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the tax law, in relation to establishing a sales tax
   holiday for various products for the period commencing on Black Friday
   and ending after Christmas day

   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 47 to read as follows:
   (47) PRODUCTS PURCHASED FOR LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS  COMMENCING
 ON  THE  FOURTH FRIDAY IN NOVEMBER AND ENDING ON THE TWENTY-SIXTH DAY IN
 DECEMBER. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH THE TERM  "PRODUCTS"  SHALL
 INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A)  CLOTHING,  FOOTWEAR,  JEWELRY,  HANDBAGS,  BOOK  BAGS, BACKPACKS,
 LUGGAGE, WALLETS, WATCHES;
   (B) SPORTING GOODS, CAMPING EQUIPMENT;
   (C) TOOLS  USED  FOR  HOME  IMPROVEMENT,  AUTOMOTIVE  MAINTENANCE  AND
 REPAIR;
   (D)  BOOKS, JOURNALS, PAPER, WRITING INSTRUMENTS, ART SUPPLIES, GREET-
 ING CARDS, POST CARDS,  PAINTINGS,  DRAWINGS,  PHOTOGRAPHS,  SCULPTURES,
 POTTERY, TEXTILES;
   (E) PLANTS, FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS;
   (F) COSMETICS, PERSONAL GROOMING ITEMS;
   (G)  MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, COOKWARE, SMALL HOME APPLIANCES FOR RESIDEN-
 TIAL USE;
   (H) BEDDING, TOWELS, BATH ACCESSORIES;
   (I) FURNITURE; AND
   (J) TOYS, GAMES, VIDEO GAMES,  VIDEO  GAME  CONSOLES,  ANY  ASSOCIATED
 ACCESSORIES  FOR  VIDEO  GAME  CONSOLES,  HOME  ELECTRONICS,  COMPUTERS,
 PHONES, TABLETS, STEREO EQUIPMENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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