Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 26, 2015 |
tabled vetoed memo.207 |
Oct 14, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 11, 2015 |
returned to assembly passed senate substituted for s2026 |
Jun 11, 2015 |
substituted by a6575 |
Jun 10, 2015 |
ordered to third reading cal.1443 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 21, 2015 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S2026
Vetoed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6575 - Vetoed 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
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
(D) Senate District
2015-S2026 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S2026 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2026 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to providing for a deduction from personal gross income for expenses incurred in the adoption of a child in the foster care system PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: In order to decrease the length of wait time for adoption of children in the foster care system and to create incentives to decrease the number of children in foster care waiting to be adopted, this legislation creates a tax deduction for all expenses incurred by the family adopting children from the foster care system. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: Subsection (c) of section 612 of the tax law is amended by adding a new paragraph (42) which lists income tax deductibles for eligible families adopting a child in the foster care system. Section 2: Provides for immediate effective date and shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after the first of January in the year in which it shall have become law. JUSTIFICATION:
2015-S2026 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2026 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 21, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HASSELL-THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to providing for a deduction from personal gross income for expenses incurred in the adoption of a child in the foster care system THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 612 of the tax law is amended by adding a new paragraph 42 to read as follows: (42) THE AMOUNT OF ADOPTION FEES INCLUDING ANY AND ALL MEDICAL AND LEGAL FEES, COURT COSTS AND ANY OTHER RELATED EXPENSES PAID OR INCURRED BY A TAXPAYER DURING THE TAXABLE YEAR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after the first of January in the year in which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05615-01-5
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