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A3217Assembly2017-2018 Session

No Tax on Home Safety

Official title

“Exempts the sale of fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, heat sensors and carbon monoxide detectors from sales and use taxes”

Sponsor Linda RosenthalAD-67+3 co-sponsorsAffects Finance
Status
In Assembly Committee
Ways And Means
Impact
5/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Ways And Means

What's happening

This bill exempts fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, heat sensors, and carbon monoxide detectors for residential use from sales tax.

Why it matters

  1. Reduces the cost of home safety equipment. , making it more affordable for residents to equip their homes with essential fire and carbon monoxide protection devices.

  2. Encourages broader adoption of life-saving devices. by removing a financial barrier, which could lead to increased safety and potentially fewer injuries or fatalities from fires and carbon monoxide incidents in residential settings.

  3. Signals a public policy shift toward proactive safety measures. , highlighting government support for preventative actions rather than just emergency response, and potentially reducing public costs associated with fire and CO emergencies.

  4. May create modest economic benefits for retailers and manufacturers. of these devices by boosting sales due to increased affordability and heightened consumer awareness.

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No Tax on Home Safety

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Linda Rosenthal

Assembly Member · Assembly District 67

History

  1. Referred to ways and means
  2. Referred to ways and means

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

3217

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 27, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, MONTESANO, SCHIMMINGER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, MAGEE, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting the sale of fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, heat sensors and carbon monoxide detectors for residential use from sales and use taxes

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Subdivision (a) of section 1115 of the tax law is amended by adding a new paragraph 44 to read as follows:

(44) Fire extinguishers, smoke alarms, heat sensors and carbon monoxide detectors for residential use only.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the sales tax quarterly period, as described in subdivision (b) of section 1136 of the tax law, next commencing at least 90 days after this act shall have become a law and shall apply in accordance with the applicable transitional provisions of sections 1106 and 1217 of the tax law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD05436-01-7

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