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NY A00843
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/5/2011
Primary Sponsor
Felix Ortiz
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AI Summary
- Imposes an additional one-quarter of one percent tax on food and drink subject to existing sales tax (except bottled water), video and computer games, and film recordings on various media formats
- Imposes a one percent tax on non-taxed food and drink categorized as sweets or snacks by the USDA National Nutrient Database, and on motion picture theater admissions
- Disallows tax deductions for television advertising expenditures for food products, video games, computer games, and motion pictures broadcast during, immediately before, or immediately after television shows with predominantly child audiences under age eighteen
- Creates the "Childhood Obesity Prevention Program Fund" under joint custody of the State Comptroller and Commissioner of Health to receive all revenues from these new taxes and other sources
- Makes fund moneys available to the Commissioner of Health for childhood obesity prevention programs under Public Health Law Title Eight Article Twenty-Five, effective immediately
Legislative Description
Imposes additional tax on certain food and drink items, and imposes a tax on video games, commercials, and movies.
Last Action
held for consideration in ways and means
6/19/2012
Committee Referrals
Ways and Means1/5/2011
Full Bill Text
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