| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
| May 18, 2023 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S7156
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee
Actions
2023-S7156 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S7156 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Exempts the sale of cloth face coverings used to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 from sales and use taxes; defines "cloth face coverings" as any material manufactured with the intent of covering the nose and mouth that can be secured to the head or ears with ties or straps.
2023-S7156 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7156
SPONSOR: PARKER
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting the sale of cloth
face coverings used to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus,
COVID-19 from sales and use taxes
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To provide financial relief to those New Yorkers who are responsibly
heeding the advice of health care experts to help combat the spread of
COVID-19 by wearing a face covering in public.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law is amended by
adding a new paragraph 47.
Section 2. Sets out the effective date.
2023-S7156 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7156
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 18, 2023
___________
Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
cations
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting the sale of cloth
face coverings used to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus,
COVID-19 from sales and use taxes
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) CLOTH FACE COVERINGS USED TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE NOVEL
CORONAVIRUS, COVID-19. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE TERM
"CLOTH FACE COVERINGS" SHALL MEAN ANY MATERIAL MANUFACTURED WITH THE
INTENT OF COVERING THE NOSE AND MOUTH THAT CAN BE SECURED TO THE HEAD OR
EARS WITH TIES OR STRAPS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the sales tax
quarterly period, as described in subdivision (b) of section 1136 of the
tax law, next commencing at least 90 days after this act shall have
become a law and shall apply in accordance with the applicable transi-
tional provisions of sections 1106 and 1217 of the tax law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02957-01-3
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