Bill Text: NY A06924 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that the use tax on heating fuels shall be suspended during winter months for certain low income senior citizens.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to ways and means [A06924 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A06924-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6924
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 6, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. MENG -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to suspending imposition of the
compensating use tax on heating fuels for certain senior citizens
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 (gg) to read as follows:
3 (GG) RECEIPTS FROM THE SALE OF HEATING FUELS SOLD DURING THE MONTHS OF
4 DECEMBER, JANUARY, AND FEBRUARY, WHICH ARE SOLD FOR HOME USE BY PERSONS
5 SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OLD OR OLDER WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE LOW INCOME HOME
6 ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY SECTION NINETY-SEVEN OF THE
7 SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, BUT WHOSE INCOME IS NOT ABOVE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
8 MORE THAN THE QUALIFYING INCOME FOR SUCH PROGRAM, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM
9 THE TAX ON RETAIL SALES IMPOSED UNDER SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED TEN OF THIS
10 ARTICLE.
11 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02122-01-1
