Senate Bill S4517

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for gifts on tax returns for autism awareness and research

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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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2015-S4517 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3533
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §630-d, Tax L; amd §95-e, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S487, A5147
2011-2012: S5291, A5321
2013-2014: S2457, A2453

2015-S4517 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for gifts on tax returns for autism awareness and research.

2015-S4517 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4517 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4517

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 25, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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 and the state finance law,  in  relation  to
  gifts for autism awareness and research

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

  Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a  new  section  630-d  to
read as follows:
  S  630-D.  GIFT  FOR AUTISM AWARENESS AND RESEARCH.  EFFECTIVE FOR ANY
TAX YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN,  AN
INDIVIDUAL  IN  ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE NEW YORK
STATE AUTISM AWARENESS AND RESEARCH FUND FOR AUTISM  AWARENESS  PROJECTS
AND  AUTISM  RESEARCH  PROJECTS.  THE CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN ANY WHOLE
DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY  SUCH
INDIVIDUAL.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL INCLUDE SPACE ON THE PERSONAL INCOME
TAX RETURN TO ENABLE A TAXPAYER TO MAKE SUCH CONTRIBUTION. NOTWITHSTAND-
ING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT  TO  THIS
SECTION  SHALL  BE  CREDITED  TO THE NEW YORK STATE AUTISM AWARENESS AND
RESEARCH FUND AND USED ONLY FOR THOSE  PURPOSES  ENUMERATED  IN  SECTION
NINETY-FIVE-E  OF  THE  STATE  FINANCE  LAW,  AS  ADDED BY CHAPTER THREE
HUNDRED ONE OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND FOUR.
  S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 95-e of the state finance law, as  added
by chapter 301 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
  2.  Such  fund  shall consist of all revenues received pursuant to the
provisions of section four hundred four-v of  the  vehicle  and  traffic
law,  AS  ADDED BY CHAPTER THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND
FOUR, ALL REVENUES RECEIVED PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-D  OF
THE  TAX LAW and all other moneys appropriated, credited, or transferred
thereto from any other fund or source pursuant to law. Nothing contained
in this section shall prevent the state from receiving grants, gifts  or
bequests  for  the  purposes  of the fund as defined in this section and
depositing them into the fund according to law.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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