S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3105--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 8, 2011
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Introduced by Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
ment Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations and
Government Operations in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a tax free time
period for storm related products for the month of September
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 1115 of the tax law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision (hh) to read as follows:
3 (HH) (1) RECEIPTS FROM THE RETAIL SALE OF STORM RELATED PRODUCTS SHALL
4 BE EXEMPT FROM TAXES IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.
5 (2) STORM RELATED PRODUCTS SHALL INCLUDE SNOWBLOWERS, ELECTRIC SHOV-
6 ELS, SHOVELS, ROOF RAKES, ICE CHOPPERS, ROCK SALT OR CALCIUM CHLORIDE
7 PELLETS, GENERATORS, EXTENSION CORDS, POWER STRIPS, PORTABLE ELECTRIC
8 HEATERS, PORTABLE BATTERY OR SELF OPERATED RADIOS, BATTERY OR SELF
9 POWERED FLASHLIGHTS, BATTERY OR SELF POWERED LANTERNS, PORTABLE SELF
10 POWERED LIGHT SOURCES SUCH AS CHEMLIGHTS AND LIGHT STICKS, FUEL CONTAIN-
11 ERS, BATTERIES, POWER INVERTERS, BATTERY OR SELF POWERED WEATHER BAND
12 RADIOS, CELL PHONE CHARGERS, CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS, SMOKE DETECTORS,
13 AUXILIARY SUMP PUMPS AND FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
14 S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
15 it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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