Assembly Bill A4431

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a sales tax exemption for school supplies

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A4431 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1115, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10712

2023-A4431 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Exempts sales of school supplies from sales tax when purchased between the fourth Thursday in August and the first Monday in September.

2023-A4431 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4431
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI,  CRUZ,  DICKENS,  GONZALEZ-ROJAS,
   BURDICK,  BRONSON,  McMAHON,  ROZIC,  THIELE,   STERN,   SANTABARBARA,
   JEAN-PIERRE, LUPARDO, BUTTENSCHON, CONRAD -- 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
   exemption for school supplies

   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) SCHOOL SUPPLY PRODUCTS PURCHASED BETWEEN THE FOURTH  THURSDAY  IN
 AUGUST AND THE FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER, INCLUDING:
   (A) COMPUTERS WITH A SALES PRICE OF LESS THAN THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS;
   (B)  ART  SUPPLIES,  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CLAY, PAINTS, PAINT-
 BRUSHES AND DRAWING PADS;
   (C) SUPPLIES NORMALLY USED IN A CLASSROOM SETTING, INCLUDING  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED  TO  BACKPACKS,  BINDERS,  BOOK  BAGS,  CALCULATORS  UNDER THREE
 HUNDRED DOLLARS, CRAYONS, ERASERS, FOLDERS,  GLUE,  HIGHLIGHTERS,  LUNCH
 BOXES,  MARKERS,  NOTEBOOKS,  PAPER, PENCILS, PENS, RULERS, SCISSORS AND
 WRITING INSTRUMENTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04747-01-3

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