Bill Text: NY A06008 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Exempts computer hardware and software and school supplies from sales tax during the seven day period commencing on the Tuesday immediately preceding the first Monday in September, known as Labor Day, and ending on Labor Day.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to ways and means [A06008 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A06008-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         6008--A

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 26, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of A. PALUMBO, ASHBY, DeSTEFANO, MANKTELOW, MIKULIN,
          MORINELLO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH --  read  once  and
          referred  to  the Committee on Ways and Means -- committee discharged,
          bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
          committee

        AN  ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting computer hardware
          and software and school supplies from sales and compensating  use  tax
          during a specified period each year

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law  is  amended
     2  by adding a new paragraph 45 to read as follows:
     3    (45)  During  the seven day period each year commencing on the Tuesday
     4  immediately preceding the first Monday in September, known as Labor Day,
     5  and ending on Labor Day, school supplies or items  commonly  used  by  a
     6  student in a course of study which shall include, but not be limited to,
     7  book  bags  or  backpacks,  books, computer equipment (including related
     8  software and hardware), pens, pencils, highlighters,  crayons,  markers,
     9  erasers,  index  cards,  paper,  notebooks,  binders, folders, scissors,
    10  rulers and calculators.
    11    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
    12  periods beginning on and after August 1, 2020.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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