Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Nov 20, 2015 |
signed chap.483 |
Nov 10, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 17, 2015 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.459 substituted for a3533 |
Jun 16, 2015 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1663 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Mar 25, 2015 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S4517
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2015-S4517 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S4517 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4517 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to gifts for autism awareness and research PURPOSE: Provides for gifts on tax returns for autism awareness and research. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 - The tax law is amended by adding a new section 630-d. JUSTIFICATION: This bill would create a new personal income tax check off for taxpayers who wish to contribute a certain amount of their money to be used for autism education awareness and research. Since 1996 there were 3,416 cases of autism of school-age students aged 4-21. That number has increased to 13,622 as of 2005. This check off will assist New York State's educators and caregivers with funds they need to help those with autism. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2015-S4517 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4517 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 25, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to gifts for autism awareness and research 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 630-d to read as follows: S 630-D. GIFT FOR AUTISM AWARENESS AND RESEARCH. EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, AN INDIVIDUAL IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE NEW YORK STATE AUTISM AWARENESS AND RESEARCH FUND FOR AUTISM AWARENESS PROJECTS AND AUTISM RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE 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. NOTWITHSTAND- ING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE NEW YORK STATE AUTISM AWARENESS AND RESEARCH FUND AND USED ONLY FOR THOSE PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN SECTION NINETY-FIVE-E OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW, AS ADDED BY CHAPTER THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND FOUR. S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 95-e of the state finance law, as added by chapter 301 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows: 2. Such fund shall consist of all revenues received pursuant to the provisions of section four hundred four-v of the vehicle and traffic law, AS ADDED BY CHAPTER THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND FOUR, ALL REVENUES RECEIVED PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-D OF THE TAX LAW and all other moneys appropriated, credited, or transferred thereto from any other fund or source pursuant to law. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the state from receiving grants, gifts or bequests for the purposes of the fund as defined in this section and depositing them into the fund according to law. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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