Assembly Actions -
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May 01, 2012 |
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Senate Bill S7194
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee
- 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
2011-S7194 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S7194 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides for a corporate franchise tax check-off and a personal income tax check-off for taxpayer gifts for lung cancer education and prevention; establishes the lung cancer education and prevention fund; provides for such education and prevention programs by the department of health.
2011-S7194 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7194 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to providing for taxpayer gifts for lung cancer education and prevention and establishing the lung cancer education and prevention fund PURPOSE: This bill establishes the lung cancer education and prevention fund which will be financed by optional contributions derived from a taxpayer check-off placed on all corporate and personal income tax forms. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to add lung cancer to the health care and wellness education and outreach program within the Department of Health. Section 2 and 3, adds new sections, 209-H and 630-C, respectively, to the tax law to allow corporate and individual taxpayers the option to contribute to the lung cancer education and prevention program, via a tax check-off on the tax return. Section 4, adds a new section, 97-llll, to the state finance law, to establish the lung cancer education and prevention fund under the joint custody
2011-S7194 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7194 I N S E N A T E May 1, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to providing for taxpayer gifts for lung cancer education and prevention and establishing the lung cancer education and prevention fund THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 207 of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows: (I) THE DANGERS OF LUNG CANCER, INCLUDING WAYS TO PREVENT THE INCI- DENCE AND SEVERITY OF THE DISEASE. S 2. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 209-H to read as follows: S 209-H. GIFT FOR LUNG CANCER EDUCATION AND PREVENTION. A TAXPAYER IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUPPORT OF THE LUNG CANCER EDUCATION AND PREVENTION FUND. SUCH CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THE STATE TAX OWED BY SUCH TAXPAYER. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL INCLUDE SPACE ON THE CORPORATE INCOME TAX RETURN TO ENABLE A TAXPAYER TO MAKE SUCH CONTRIB- UTION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE LUNG CANCER EDUCATION AND PREVENTION FUND AND SHALL BE USED ONLY FOR THOSE PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN SECTION NINETY-SEVEN-LLLL OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW. S 3. Part 2 of article 22 of the tax law is amended by adding a new section 630-c to read as follows: S 630-C. GIFT FOR LUNG CANCER EDUCATION AND PREVENTION. AN INDIVIDUAL IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE LUNG CANCER EDUCATION AND PREVENTION FUND. SUCH CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY SUCH INDI- VIDUAL. 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 LUNG CANCER EDUCATION AND PREVENTION EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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