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- Print number 7382b
- Amend (t) and recommit to investigations and government operations
- Print number 7382a
- Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations
- Referred to investigations and government operations
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Enacts "Averyanna's law" to provide a tax credit for the installation of smoke detectors
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Gary Finch
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S7382B
Title of bill
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to enacting "Averyana's law"
Purpose or general idea of bill
This legislation is provides a tax credit for the installation and purchase of a photoelectric smoke detector.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 this act shall be known as Averyana's Law.
Section 2 amends section 606 of the tax law by adding a new subsection uu: (uu) Credit for installation of photoelectric smoke detectors. Any resident owner of real property as defined in section one hundred two of the real property tax law shall be allowed a credit against the tax otherwise imposed under this article in an amount equal to the cost of purchasing and installing photoelectric smoke detectors in his or her residence.
Section 3 this act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable 12 years beginning on or after January 1, 2012.
Justification
On March 11, 2012, two year old Averyana Dale tragically lost her life due to smoke inhalation in a fire in Auburn, NY. It was later determined that the fire was a smoldering fire, which produces a significant amount of smoke, but very little actual flame.
Currently there are two types of smoke detectors available in the market place, Ionization and Photoelectric. Ionization detectors are present in about 95% of homes. Unfortunately these types of detectors have a high rate of failure when detecting smoldering fires. Photoelectric detectors on the other hand, are extremely successful at detecting smoldering fires.
Averyana Dale most likely lost her life because the ionization smoke detector that was present in the home she was in did not alert her to the fire until it was too late. If a photoelectric detector had been in the home, it is considerably more likely she would have been alerted to the smoke sooner and would have made it out safely.
This legislation is meant to provide an incentive for homeowners to purchase photoelectric detectors. These detectors will save lives by adding an extra layer of protection for anyone who may experience a fire.
Prior legislative history
New Bill.
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable 12 years beginning on or after January 1, 2012.
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