Enacts the "hire veterans now act", which establishes a tax credit for employers who hire certain veterans for a period of one year. /
Sponsor: CARLUCCI Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Repeals article 12-A of the tax law in relation to taxes on gasoline and similar motor fuel; establishes exemptions from state sales tax and the petroleum business tax for retail sales of motor fuel and diesel motor fuel; provides for the regulation of motor fuel distributors, importing transporters and terminal operators by the department of state. /
Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Provides for the offer of state-owned real property determined not to be needed for state purposes to the municipality in which it is located, or the county if the municipality declines; permits other disposition of the property if the municipality and county both decline. /
Sponsor: Magnarelli Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Prohibits the legislature from recessing after the start of the state fiscal year until it has passed a budget; may only recess during such period for public holidays. /
Sponsor: GRIFFO Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Raises the threshold for estate tax under applicable internal revenue code provisions; increases to five million dollars over a period of five years. /
Sponsor: DEFRANCISCO Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Directs the commissioner of taxation and finance to include a space on the personal income tax return for taxpayers to check off if they wish to contribute to the state library aid program for financial support for public libraries; provides special incentives for academic libraries, health information and hospital libraries, institutional libraries and the preservation of library resources. /
Sponsor: PARKER Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Enlarges the definition of the term "agency" for certain purposes; adds provisions relating to foundations of state-operated campuses. /
Sponsor: LAVALLE Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Provides for creation of a non-partisan legislative budget office to perform budget analysis to determine the funding levels necessary to the operation of governmental departments and programs and render anticipated revenue estimates for each fiscal year, examine and review all financial information of the state for the purpose of rendering revenue estimates used in determining whether the proposed state budget is balanced, be charged with the duty of rendering anticipated revenue forecast reports to the legislature and the governor for the purposes of facilitating passage of the state budget in a timely manner, provide assistance in determining the fiscal impact of proposed legislation, and submit to the state legislature written estimates of anticipated state revenues on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year. /
Sponsor: KLEIN Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Authorizes the retail sale of alcoholic beverages at stadiums, arenas or places of entertainment having a permanent seating capacity in excess of eighteen thousand persons, at eleven a.m. on Sunday. /
Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Authorizes certain counties, cities and school districts to impose up to a four percent rate of sales and compensating use taxes; preserves the authority of certain counties and a city to impose such taxes at rates in excess of four percent. /
Sponsor: MARCELLINO Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Establishes the economic resurgence initiative credit for taxpayers allowed a credit under the investment tax credit with respect to property, the acquisition, construction, reconstruction or erection of which commenced on or after January 1, 2011; allows the taxpayer to elect the economic resurgence initiative credit; sets forth calculation procedures. /
Sponsor: ROBACH Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Permits the limited filing of amended personal income tax returns in certain cases after the time period permitted by law has lapsed. /
Sponsor: FARLEY Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or expression; defines "gender identity or expression" as having or being perceived as having a gender identity, self image, appearance, behavior or expression whether or not that gender identity, self image, appearance, behavior or expression is different from that traditionally associated with the sex assigned to that person at birth; further includes offenses regarding gender identity or expression within the list of offenses subject to treatment as hate crimes. /
Sponsor: DUANE Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Creates a tax credit for energy efficiency home improvements and products affixed to homes; directs NYSERDA to develop a list of qualified products and improvements and provides that such improvements shall not affect the assessed valuation of real property for tax purposes. /
Sponsor: GRISANTI Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Relates to requirements under the qualified emerging technology company facilities, operations and training credit; increases credit; permits company growth within the state; extends application of credit. /
Sponsor: GOLDEN Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Limits imposition of the metropolitan commuter transportation tax on self-employment earnings to annual earnings over $250,000, and establishes tax rates for the taxation of such earnings. /
Sponsor: BALL Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Exempts self-employed persons, localities, school districts and not-for-profit corporations from the MTA mobility tax. /
Sponsor: BALL Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Provides for a state workforce fuel reduction & conservation program which will develop and assist in implementing strategies to reduce fuel consumption by the state's motor vehicle fleet and to reduce solo trips between work and home by state employees; requires reporting to the governor and legislature. /
Sponsor: PARKER Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Authorizes school tax reductions of 25% for residents in communities that restrict ownership to those fifty-five years of age and older. /
Sponsor: HANNON Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Provides that for the purposes of sales and compensating use tax collection, "persons required to collect tax" and "person required to collect any tax imposed by this article" shall include any member of a limited liability company; provides for the liability for the collection of motor fuel and petroleum business excise taxes by members or managers of business entities; requires further disclosure to the commissioner of taxation and finance of information on the ownership interests of parties within business entities. /
Sponsor: JOHNSON Committee: INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS