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NY A06532
Bill
Status
Introduced
4/4/2013
Primary Sponsor
Marcos Crespo
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AI Summary
- Establishes the "Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Planning Act" to authorize local sales and use tax exemptions for emergency preparedness supplies
- Allows cities with populations of one million or more, counties, and cities to enact resolutions exempting emergency preparedness supplies from local sales and compensating use taxes
- Exemptions take effect September 1 of any year 2014 or later, as determined by local legislative body resolution
- Requires the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services and Department of Taxation and Finance to jointly establish, promote, and publish a list of eligible emergency preparedness items on their websites by April 1, 2014, based on guidance from FEMA and the American Red Cross
- Act takes effect immediately and applies to sales made and uses occurring from 2014 onward
Legislative Description
Creates the "disaster preparedness and emergency planning act"; authorizes a local sales tax exemption for emergency preparedness supplies; requires the division of homeland security and emergency services, in conjunction with the department of taxation and finance, to establish, promote and publish on the web a list of eligible items.
Last Action
held for consideration in ways and means
6/17/2014
Committee Referrals
Ways and Means4/4/2013
Full Bill Text
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