New York A 9661: Relates to standardized vaping and e-cigarette school guidelines

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A09661 Summary:

BILL NOA09661 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04671-A

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SPONSORCashman

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COSPNSRSantabarbara, Hyndman, Gallahan, Simon, Lavine

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1854, Pub Auth L; amd §1115, Tax L

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Authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority to develop, implement, administer and operate a temporary middle income home energy assistance program; suspends certain taxes on home heating fuels; makes an appropriation therefor.

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BILL NOA09661 

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01/21/2026referred to energy

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9661

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. CASHMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Energy

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing
 the New York state energy research and development authority to devel-
 op a temporary middle income home energy assistance program; to amend
 the tax law, in relation to suspending sales and use taxes on home
 heating fuels; making an appropriation therefor and providing for the
 repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Section 1854 of the public authorities law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
 3 9. Temporary middle income home energy assistance program. (a) The
 4 authority shall, in conjunction with the department of taxation and
 5 finance, develop, implement, administer and operate a plan, and hold
 6 funds available for such plan, to make available supplementing grants
 7 for the purpose of assisting eligible middle income households to obtain
 8 home heating fuel.
 9 (b) For purposes of this subdivision, the term:
 10 (i) "home heating fuel" shall mean fuel oil, coal, wood, wood pellets,
 11 propane, natural gas, electricity, steam, kerosene and any other fuel
 12 when used for residential heating purposes.
 13 (ii) "middle income" shall mean any household that has an income of no
 14 more than one hundred sixty-five percent of the area median income or
 15 has an income of no more than the average survival budget for the coun-
 16 ty, adjusted for the size of the household, whichever is greater.
 17 (c) The authority shall, in accordance with the plan established in
 18 paragraph (a) of this subdivision, participate in the temporary middle
 19 income home energy assistance program and assist eligible households to
 20 obtain middle income home energy assistance.
 21 (d) Persons who qualify for middle income home energy assistance in
 22 accordance with standards promulgated by the authority, shall be certi-
 23 fied as eligible for and entitled to receive such home energy assist-
 24 ance. No person, however, shall be certified as eligible for and enti-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07672-02-6

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 1 tled to receive such home energy assistance if no state funds are
 2 available for such purpose.
 3 (e) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary,
 4 the amount of any home energy assistance payments or allowances provided
 5 to an eligible household under such plan shall not be considered income
 6 or resources of such households, or of any member thereof, for any
 7 purpose under any state law.
 8 § 2. Section 1115 of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
 9 sion (mm) to read as follows:
 10 (mm) Until July first, two thousand twenty-nine, home heating fuel
 11 otherwise taxable under this article shall not be subject to the taxes
 12 imposed by section eleven hundred five of this article or the compensat-
 13 ing use tax imposed under section eleven hundred ten of this article
 14 when purchased for residential heating purposes. For the purposes of
 15 this subdivision, the term "home heating fuel" shall mean fuel oil,
 16 coal, wood, wood pellets, propane, natural gas, electricity, steam,
 17 kerosene and any other fuel when used for residential heating purposes.
 18