Senate Bill S3874

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S3874

SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to repeal subdivision (jj) of section 1115 of the tax law relat-
ing to sales and compensating use taxes imposed with respect to vessels;
and to repeal subdivision 13 of section 1118 of the tax law relating to
sales and compensating use taxes imposed with respect to vessels

 
PURPOSE OF BILL:

The purpose of this legislation is to reinstate the sales tax on luxury
yachts costing more than $230,000.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

  Section  1 of the bill repeals subdivision (jj) of section 1115 of the
tax law, as added by section 1 of part SS of chapter 59 of the  laws  of
2015.

  Section  2  of  the bill repeals subdivision 13 of section 1118 of the
              

tax law, as added by section 2 of part SS of chapter 59 of the  laws  of
2015.

  Section 3 of the bill is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The  2015  state budget created an exemption from sales and compensating
use taxes for luxury yachts and other  vessels  with  a  value  of  over
$230,000.

At  a  time when New York State is facing difficult budgetary decisions,
we should look first at reversing or repealing recent tax cuts like this
one before cutting services or programs that aid poor,  vulnerable,  and
working class New Yorkers.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.2557 of 2023-2024 (Hoylman-Sigal): Died in Budget and Revenue

A.1464 of 2023-2024 (Carroll): Died in Ways and Means

S.0430 of 2021-2022 (Hoylman): Died in Budget and Revenue

A.0555 of 2021-2022 (Carroll): Died in Ways and Means

S.7136 of 2020 (Hoylman): Died in Budget and Revenue

A.9045 of 2020(Carroll): Died in Ways and Means

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Would result in revenue generated for the state.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect June 1, 2023.