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S3621Senate2013-2014 Session

Exempts institutions of higher education from the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax

Sponsor Andrew J. LanzaSD-24Affects Finance
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In Assembly Committee
Ways And Means
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Pending
Passage
Pending

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Andrew J. Lanza

Senator · Senate District 24

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History

  1. Referred to ways and means
  2. Delivered to assembly
  3. Passed senateVote 57–0
  4. Ordered to third reading cal.1322
  5. Committee discharged and committed to rules
  6. Reported and committed to finance
  7. Print number 3621b
  8. Amend and recommit to education
  9. Referred to education
  10. Print number 3621a
  11. Amend (t) and recommit to finance
  12. Reported and committed to finance
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  1. Referred to education

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S3621B

Title of bill

An act to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting institutions of higher education from the definition of "employer" for purposes of the metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax

Purpose

Provides for state reimbursement to colleges for the cost of metropolitan commuter transportation mobility tax payments.

Summary of provisions

Section 1: Amends Subsection (b) of section 800 of the tax law,as added by section 1 of part B of chanter 56 of the laws of 2011.

Justification

The Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax hurt businesses, not-for-profits, private elementary and secondary schools, as well as institutions of Higher Education. The tax was repealed for all institutions listed above except for Higher Education. This bill allows all New York State Higher Education institutions to be exempt from paving this unfair, job killing tax.

Legislative history

2013: print number 3621a 2012: S.2592 - Passed Senate 2011: Passed Senate

Fiscal implications

Undetermined.

Effective date

July 1st, 2014

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