Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 26, 2014 |
print number 3936a |
Mar 26, 2014 |
amend and recommit to investigations and government operations |
Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Feb 27, 2013 |
referred to investigations and government operations |
Senate Bill S3936A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S3936 - Details
2013-S3936 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3936 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to providing a tax credit to individuals for up to five hundred dollars of expenses not compensated by insurance for the purchase of a qualified hearing aid PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this legislation is to lower the cost of hearing aids and ensure that anyone who needs hearing aids is able to purchase them. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The legislation would provide a tax credit of up to $500 per hearing aid, available once every five years towards the purchase of a hearing aid(s) for any individual or those purchasing a hearing aid for a dependent if it is not covered by insurance or otherwise. JUSTIFICATION: It is estimated that there are 28 million Americans with hearing loss. Included in this figure are 1 million children under the age of 18 with a diagnosed hearing loss who are not now using a hearing aid, and around 9.7 million Americans age 55 and over. While 95% of individuals
2013-S3936 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3936 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 27, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. O'BRIEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to providing a tax credit to individuals for up to five hundred dollars of expenses not compensated by insurance for the purchase of a qualified hearing aid 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 (vv) to read as follows: (VV) HEARING AID CREDIT. (1) A TAXPAYER SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT, TO BE COMPUTED AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION, AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED ONE OF THIS PART. THE AMOUNT OF CREDIT SHALL EQUAL THE AMOUNT PAID BY THE TAXPAYER DURING THE TAXABLE YEAR, UP TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, AND NOT COMPENSATED BY INSURANCE OR OTHERWISE, FOR THE PURCHASE OF ANY QUALIFIED HEARING AID. (2) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, "QUALIFIED HEARING AID" SHALL MEAN A HEARING AID WHICH IS AUTHORIZED FOR COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION UNDER THE FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG AND COSMETIC ACT AND WHICH IS INTENDED FOR USE BY THE TAXPAYER OR AN INDIVIDUAL WITH RESPECT TO WHOM THE TAXPAYER, FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR, IS ALLOWED A PERSONAL EXEMPTION FOR DEPENDENTS. (3) THIS SUBSECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY INDIVIDUAL FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR ONLY IF SUCH INDIVIDUAL ELECTS TO HAVE THIS SECTION APPLY FOR SUCH TAXA- BLE YEAR. AN ELECTION TO HAVE THIS SECTION APPLY MAY NOT BE MADE FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR IF SUCH ELECTION IS IN EFFECT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INDIVID- UAL FOR EITHER OF THE TWO TAXABLE YEARS PRECEDING SUCH TAXABLE YEAR. (4) NO CREDIT SHALL BE ALLOWED FOR ANY HEARING AID EXPENSES FOR WHICH A DEDUCTION OR CREDIT IS ALLOWED UNDER ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAP- TER. (5) IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT PROVIDED BY THIS SUBSECTION EXCEED THE TAXPAYER'S TAX FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR. HOWEVER, IF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06994-01-3
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S3936A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S3936A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3936A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to providing a tax credit to individuals for up to five hundred dollars of expenses not compensated by insurance for the purchase of a qualified hearing aid PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this legislation is to lower the cost of hearing aids and ensure that anyone who needs hearing aids is able to purchase them. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The legislation would provide a tax credit of up to $500 per hearing aid, available once every five years towards the purchase of a hearing aid(s) for any individual or those purchasing a hearing aid for a dependent if it is not covered by insurance or otherwise. JUSTIFICATION: It is estimated that there are 28 million Americans with hearing loss. Included in this figure are 1 million children under the age of 18 with a diagnosed hearing loss who are not now using a hearing aid, and around 9.7 million Americans age 55 and over. While 95% of individuals
2013-S3936A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3936--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 27, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. O'BRIEN, DILAN, SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi- gations and Government Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to providing a tax credit to individuals for up to five hundred dollars of expenses not compensated by insurance for the purchase of a qualified hearing aid THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subsections (yy) and (zz) of section 606 of the tax law, as relettered by section 5 of part H of chapter 1 of the laws of 2003, are relettered subsections (yyy) and (zzz) and a new subsection (xx) is added to read as follows: (XX) HEARING AID CREDIT. (1) A TAXPAYER SHALL BE ALLOWED A CREDIT, TO BE COMPUTED AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBSECTION, AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED ONE OF THIS PART. THE AMOUNT OF CREDIT SHALL EQUAL THE AMOUNT PAID BY THE TAXPAYER DURING THE TAXABLE YEAR, UP TO FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, AND NOT COMPENSATED BY INSURANCE OR OTHERWISE, FOR THE PURCHASE OF ANY QUALIFIED HEARING AID. (2) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, "QUALIFIED HEARING AID" SHALL MEAN A HEARING AID WHICH IS AUTHORIZED FOR COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION UNDER THE FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG AND COSMETIC ACT AND WHICH IS INTENDED FOR USE BY THE TAXPAYER OR AN INDIVIDUAL WITH RESPECT TO WHOM THE TAXPAYER, FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR, IS ALLOWED A PERSONAL EXEMPTION FOR DEPENDENTS. (3) THIS SUBSECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY INDIVIDUAL FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR ONLY IF SUCH INDIVIDUAL ELECTS TO HAVE THIS SECTION APPLY FOR SUCH TAXA- BLE YEAR. AN ELECTION TO HAVE THIS SECTION APPLY MAY NOT BE MADE FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR IF SUCH ELECTION IS IN EFFECT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INDIVID- UAL FOR EITHER OF THE TWO TAXABLE YEARS PRECEDING SUCH TAXABLE YEAR. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06994-02-4
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