NY State Senate Bill 2019-S4150

Senate Bill S4150

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing a tax check-off for gifts contributed to the state library aid program for financial support for public libraries

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Budget And Revenue Committee

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- 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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 08, 2020	referred to budget and revenue
Mar 26, 2019	reported and committed to finance
Mar 01, 2019	referred to budget and revenue

Votes

- Mar 26, 2019 - Budget And Revenue Committee Vote
  S4150
  
  6
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Budget And Revenue Committee Vote: Mar 26, 2019
      
      aye (6)
      
      Benjamin
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Krueger
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      Tedisco
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Antonacci

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2019-S4150 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7563
Current Committee:: Senate Budget And Revenue
Law Section:: Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Add §630-g, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S974
2011-2012: S6207, S2312
2013-2014: S3235
2015-2016: S2886
2017-2018: S2430
2021-2022: S4670, A1960

2019-S4150 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of taxation and finance to include a space on the personal income tax return for taxpayers to check off if they wish to contribute to the state library aid program for financial support for public libraries.

2019-S4150 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S4150

SPONSOR: PARKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the tax law, in relation to authoriz-
ing a tax check-off for the state library system

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Funding for the State Library Aid Program provides support for public
libraries and library systems, reference and research library resource
systems, the New York Public Research Libraries, the Schomburg
Collection and the library for the Blind and Visually Handicapped. In
addition, the aid program also provides special library incentives for
academic libraries, health information and hospital libraries, institu-
tional libraries and the preservation of library resources.  The State
Library Aid Program is designed to provide solid financial assistance to
public libraries for the purposes of maintaining and improving the
library services of the state. However, in recent years state funding
for this program has remained relatively constant and has not kept pace
for the real needs of New York's libraries. This legislation would bring
additional annual revenue to the Library Aid Program by allowing tax
payers the option to contribute to the State Library Aid Program via a

"tax check off." Such contributions are to be made at the same time
state taxes are filed. This check-off is similar to the "Gift to Wild-
life" check-off that currently appears on the state personal income tax
form. Because donations are made on a voluntary basis, this legislation
will produce no financial hardship for any taxpayer, yet it will serve
to significantly increase the amount of financial support for the State
Library Aid Program.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017-18: S2430 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
2015-16: S.2886A - Amend and recommit to Investigations and Government
Operations
2013-14: S.3235A - Investigations and Government Operations
2012: S.6207 - Investigations and Government Operations
2011: S.2312 - Investigations and Government Operations
2009-10: S.974 - Investigations and Government Operations

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

The State Tax Department reports that in fiscal years ending 3/31/88 and
3/31/89, approximately $1.7 million were generated annually for the
"Gift to Wildlife." If this bill was enacted, it is to be assumed that
the 'Gift to Libraries" would generate a similar amount.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S4150 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4150
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. PARKER, PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Budget and Reven-
   ue
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to authorizing a tax  check-off
   for the state library system
 
   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-g  to
 read as follows:
   §  630-G.  GIFTS  FOR THE STATE LIBRARY SYSTEM.  EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX
 YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, AN INDI-
 VIDUAL IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE STATE  LIBRARY
 AID  PROGRAM  FOR  FINANCIAL  SUPPORT  FOR  PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY
 SYSTEMS, REFERENCE AND RESEARCH LIBRARY RESOURCE SYSTEMS, THE  NEW  YORK
 PUBLIC  RESEARCH LIBRARIES, THE SCHOMBURG COLLECTION AND THE LIBRARY FOR
 THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED. SUCH 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.
 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSU-
 ANT  TO  THIS SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE STATE LIBRARY AID PROGRAM
 AND SHALL BE USED IN ADDITION TO,  NOT  TO  SUPPLANT,  EXISTING  FUNDING
 UNDER  THE  STATE  LIBRARY  AID PROGRAM AND USED FOR ONLY THOSE PURPOSES
 ENUMERATED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10394-01-9

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