Assembly Bill A3159

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for credit against personal income tax for membership in a health facility or gymnasium

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  • 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

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2011-A3159 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A3105

2011-A3159 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for credit against personal income tax for membership in a health facility or gymnasium.

2011-A3159 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3159

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 24, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. MORELLE, DESTITO, WRIGHT, SCHROEDER -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.  CYMBROWITZ, LATIMER, MAISEL, OAKS,  PHEFFER,
  WEISENBERG  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Ways and
  Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation  to  giving  a  credit  against
  income tax for health facility or gymnasium membership

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 606 of the tax law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subsection (ss) to read as follows:
  (SS) CREDIT FOR MEMBERSHIP IN A HEALTH FACILITY OR GYMNASIUM.  (1) FOR
YEARS  BEGINNING  AFTER  DECEMBER  THIRTY-FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, A
TAXPAYER SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT IN THE AMOUNT OF FIFTY DOLLARS FOR AN
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP AND TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A FAMILY MEMBERSHIP IN
A HEALTH FACILITY OR GYMNASIUM.
  (2) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "HEALTH FACILITY OR GYMNASIUM"  MEANS
ANY  BUSINESS WHICH PROVIDES EXERCISE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT, PHYSICAL
TRAINING AND HEALTH RELATED INSTRUCTION FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF  INCREASING
PHYSICAL FITNESS AND HEALTH OF ITS CUSTOMERS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03687-01-1

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