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NY A06532

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/4/2013

Primary Sponsor

Marcos Crespo

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Origin

Assembly

2013-2014 General Assembly

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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