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Wireless communications surcharge.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Financeintroduced 2017-08-09Local Law 2017/139
Enacted as Local Law 2017/139.
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Agenda: 2017-08-09Passed: 2017-08-25Enacted: 2017-08-25
Summary
This local law would impose, pursuant to the authorization in New York State Tax Law §186-g, a surcharge on wireless communications service. The surcharge would be imposed at a rate of 30 cents per month on each wireless communications device in service during any part of the month. Wireless communications service suppliers would be directed to add the surcharge to the billings of customers beginning on December 1, 2017. The local law would additionally, pursuant to the State Tax Law, impose a surcharge on prepaid wireless communications service at a rate of 30 cents per retail sale. Prepaid wireless communications sellers would be directed to collect this surcharge from customers beginning on December 1, 2017. Finally, the bill would establish that no surcharge may be imposed pursuant to the current Administrative Code provisions governing the wireless communications service surcharge on or after December 1, 2017.
Committee on Finance — Executive Budget review and Budget modification, Banking Commission, Comptroller's Office, Department of Finance, Independent Budget Office, Office of Administrative Tax Appeal, and fiscal policy and revenue from any source.
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Lifecycle
HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2017-08-08 · Committee on Finance
HeldP-C Item Laid Over by Comm
2017-08-08 · Committee on Finance
HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2017-08-09 · Committee on Finance
AdvancedP-C Item Approved by Comm
2017-08-09 · Committee on Finance
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2017-08-09 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2017-08-09 · City Council
AdvancedApproved by Council
2017-08-09 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2017-08-09 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2017-08-25 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2017-08-25 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2017-08-25 · City Council
Votes (61)
Aye (46)
Barry S. GrodenchikDaniel R. GarodnickYdanis A. RodriguezVincent J. GentileDavid G. GreenfieldMelissa Mark-ViveritoMargaret S. ChinAndrew CohenCosta G. ConstantinidesRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Elizabeth S. CrowleyChaim M. DeutschDaniel Dromm Vanessa L. GibsonCorey D. JohnsonBen KallosPeter A. KooRory I. LancmanBrad S. LanderStephen T. LevinMark LevineCarlos MenchacaI. Daneek MillerBill PerkinsDonovan J. RichardsHelen K. RosenthalRafael Salamanca, Jr.Ritchie J. TorresMark TreygerPaul A. ValloneDeborah L. RoseMathieu EugeneRosie MendezJumaane D. WilliamsJulissa Ferreras-CopelandAlan N. MaiselInez D. BarronAntonio ReynosoKaren KoslowitzJulissa Ferreras-CopelandI. Daneek MillerVanessa L. GibsonMark LevineHelen K. RosenthalRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Ydanis A. Rodriguez
Nay (3)
Joseph C. BorelliEric A. UlrichJames Vacca
Absent (8)
Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.Andy L. KingDarlene MealyAnnabel PalmaJames G. Van BramerFernando Cabrera James G. Van BramerCorey D. Johnson
Excused (4)
Laurie A. CumboSteven MatteoLaurie A. CumboSteven Matteo
Heard at (3)
City Council · 2017-08-09 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Finance · 2017-08-09 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Finance · 2017-08-08 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
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Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Section 11-2343 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows:
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no surcharge shall be imposed pursuant to this chapter on or after December 1, 2017.
� 2. Title 11 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new chapter 23-C to read as follows:
Chapter 23-C
Wireless Communications Surcharge
� 11-2351 Surcharge on wireless communications service.
(a) There is hereby imposed within the territorial limits of the city of New York, in accordance with the provisions of section 186-g of the tax law, a surcharge on wireless communications service, as such surcharge is described in paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 of section 186-g of the tax law.
(b) Such surcharge shall be imposed at the rate of thirty cents per month on each wireless communications device in service during any part of the month.
(c) A wireless communications service supplier shall begin to add such surcharge to the billings of its customers on December 1, 2017.
� 11-2352 Surcharge on the retail sale of each prepaid wireless communications service.
(a) There is hereby imposed within the territorial limits of the city of New York, in accordance with the provisions of section 186-g of the tax law, a surcharge on prepaid wireless communications service, as such surcharge is described in paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 186-g of the tax law.
(b) Such surcharge shall be imposed at the rate of thirty cents per retail sale.
(c) A prepaid wireless communications seller shall begin to collect such surcharge from its customers on December 1, 2017.
� 3. This local law takes effect December 1, 2017.