A359-2011 Actions

• Mar 1, 2012: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
• Mar 1, 2012: delivered to senate
• Mar 1, 2012: passed assembly
• Jan 10, 2012: amended on third reading 359a
• Jan 4, 2012: ordered to third reading cal.22
• Jan 4, 2012: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jan 4, 2012: DIED IN SENATE
• Jun 16, 2011: REFERRED TO RULES
• Jun 16, 2011: delivered to senate
• Jun 16, 2011: passed assembly
• Jun 16, 2011: ordered to third reading rules cal.358
• Jun 16, 2011: rules report cal.358
• Jun 16, 2011: reported
• Jun 16, 2011: reported referred to rules
• Jan 5, 2011: referred to ways and means

A359-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                          359
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE, MARKEY, CLARK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
 of A. GLICK, McENENY, MORELLE, PERRY, SWEENEY, TOWNS -- read once  and
 referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
 AN  ACT  to  amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to
 authorizing a tax check-off for gifts to food banks
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.  The  tax  law is amended by adding a new section 625-a to
 read as follows:

 

S 625-A. GIFTS TO FOOD BANKS. EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR  COMMENC
 ING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWELVE, AN INDIVIDUAL IN ANY
 TAXABLE  YEAR  MAY  ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE STATE GIFTS TO FOOD BANKS
 FUND FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL FOOD  BANKS.  SUCH  CONTRIBUTION
 SHALL  BE  IN ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF
 STATE TAX OWED BY SUCH INDIVIDUAL. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL INCLUDE  SPACE
 ON  THE  PERSONAL  INCOME  TAX  RETURN TO ENABLE A TAXPAYER TO MAKE SUCH
 CONTRIBUTION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF  LAW  ALL  REVENUES
 COLLECTED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE GIFTS TO
 FOOD BANKS FUND AND USED ONLY FOR THOSE PURPOSES ENUMERATED  IN  SECTION
 EIGHTY-TWO OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
 

S  2.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section 82 to
 read as follows:

 

S 82. GIFTS TO FOOD BANKS FUND. THE GIFTS TO  FOOD  BANKS  FUND  SHALL
 CONSIST OF ALL MONEYS RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE
 FROM  GIFTS  TO FOOD BANKS PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE-A
 OF THE TAX LAW. SUCH MONEYS, AFTER  APPROPRIATION  BY  THE  LEGISLATURE,
 SHALL  BE AVAILABLE TO THE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
 FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS TO REGIONAL FOOD BANKS ORGANIZED TO SERVE
 SPECIFIC REGIONS THAT GENERALLY COLLECT AND REDISTRIBUTE FOOD  DONATIONS
 TO  ORGANIZATIONS SERVING PERSONS IN NEED. THE COMMISSIONER OF TEMPORARY
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03558-01-1
 
       A. 359                              2
 AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED  TO  PROMUL
 GATE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  NECESSARY  FOR  THE  DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH
 GRANTS.
 

S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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