S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 1007--A                                             A. 835--A
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 5, 2011
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       IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, BONACIC, DeFRANCISCO, GOLDEN,
         JOHNSON, LARKIN, MAZIARZ, RANZENHOFER, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered
         printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi-
         gations and Government 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
       IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, SCHIMMINGER, CASTELLI --
         Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  ABBATE, McENENY, SWEENEY -- read  once
         and  referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- recommitted to the
         Committee on Ways and Means in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
         -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
         and recommitted to said committee
       AN  ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to an exemption from the impo-
         sition of sales tax for the purchase of military service flags,  pris-
         oner of war flags and blue star banners
         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 11-b to read as follows:
    3    (11-B)  MILITARY  SERVICE  FLAGS,  PRISONER OF WAR FLAGS AND BLUE STAR
    4  BANNERS.
    5    S 2. This act shall take effect December 1, 2012 and  shall  apply  to
    6  sales  made  or  uses  occurring  on or after such date although made or
    7  occurring under a prior contract; provided,  that  the  commissioner  of
    8  taxation  and finance shall be authorized on and after the date this act
    9  shall have become a law to adopt and amend any rules or regulations  and
   10  issue  any  procedure, forms or instructions necessary to implement this
   11  act on its effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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