Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
May 19, 2009 |
reported and committed to finance |
May 04, 2009 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S5420
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee
- Introduced
-
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
-
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
-
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S5420 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4450
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง612, Tax L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2011-2012:
S4727
2013-2014: S540
2015-2016: S646
2017-2018: S1815
2019-2020: S640
2021-2022: S5111
2009-S5420 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5420 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the tax law, in relation to exempting the proceeds from service award programs for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers from personal income taxes PURPOSE OF THE BILL : To correct an inequity with comparable benefits by providing that length of service award benefits for volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers be exempt from taxation. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Article 22 of the tax law regarding personal income is amended by adding new paragraph 3-d to subsection (c) of section 612. JUSTIFICATION : Service award programs were created as a means of aiding in the recruitment and especially the retention of volunteer firefighters and volunteer ambulance workers. There is no question that the retention of volunteers has been aided by the service awards provided by the enactment of the length of service program law. Unfortunately, the benefits to both the individual and to fire safety (through retention) are now being called
2009-S5420 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5420 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 4, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STACHOWSKI -- 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 exempting the proceeds from service award programs for volunteer firefighters and ambulance work- ers from personal income taxes 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 3-d to read as follows: (3-D) THE AMOUNT OF ANY SERVICE AWARD PAID TO ANY VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHT- ER AND THE AMOUNT OF ANY SERVICE AWARD PAID TO ANY VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKER FROM THE LENGTH OF SERVICE DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS AND DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS APPLICABLE TO SUCH WORKERS, AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLES ELEVEN-A, ELEVEN-AA, ELEVEN-AAA, AND ELEVEN-AAAA OF THE GENERAL MUNICI- PAL LAW; PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT THE EXCLUSION PROVIDED IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT APPLY TO A SERVICE AWARD THAT IS DISTRIBUTED IN THE FORM OF A LUMP SUM OR THAT IS DISTRIBUTED TO A TAXPAYER THAT HAS NOT ATTAINED THE AGE OF FIFTY-NINE AND ONE-HALF. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2010. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04820-01-9
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.