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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Senate Bill S2147
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(R, C, IP) 54th Senate District
(R, C) 58th Senate District
(R, C, IP) 62nd Senate District
2021-S2147 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3488
- Current Committee:
- Senate Investigations And Government Operations
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§210-B & 606, Tax L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
S6083
2019-2020: S1241
2023-2024: A1336
2021-S2147 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2147 SPONSOR: SERINO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a tax credit for grocery donations to food pantries PURPOSE: Amends the tax law, in relation to establishing a tax credit for grocery donations to food pantries SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends section 210-b of the tax law by adding a new subdivision 55 to provide for tax credits for grocery stores, food brokers, wholesalers, restauranteurs, or catering services that donate surplus or about-to-waste food to local food pantries. Section 2 of the bill amends section 606 of the tax law to add a new
2021-S2147 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2147 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 20, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SERINO, GALLIVAN, HELMING, O'MARA, ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a tax credit for grocery donations to food pantries THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 210-B of the tax law is amended by adding a new subdivision 55 to read as follows: 55. CREDIT FOR GROCERY DONATIONS TO FOOD PANTRIES. (A) GENERAL. IN THE CASE OF AN ELIGIBLE TAXPAYER THERE SHALL BE ALLOWED A TAX CREDIT TO BE COMPUTED AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED AGAINST THE TAX IMPOSED BY THIS ARTICLE FOR TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO. THE AMOUNT OF THE TAX CREDIT SHALL BE TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE WHOLESALE VALUE OF THE ELIGIBLE TAXPAYER'S QUALIFIED DONATIONS MADE TO ANY ELIGIBLE FOOD PANTRY DURING THE TAXABLE YEAR, NOT TO EXCEED A CUMULATIVE AMOUNT OF TAX CREDITS UNDER THIS SECTION OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER TAXABLE YEAR. (B) QUALIFIED DONATION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "QUALIFIED DONATION" MEANS A DONATION OF APPARENTLY WHOLESOME FOOD, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 170(E)(3)(C)(VI) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, THAT IS SURPLUS OR ABOUT-TO-WASTE FOOD, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FRUITS, VEGETABLES, MEATS, POULTRY, EGGS, DAIRY PRODUCTS OR OTHER NATURAL AND PROCESSED PRODUCTS OFFERED FOR SALE FOR HUMAN OR ANIMAL CONSUMPTION. (C) ELIGIBLE TAXPAYER. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "ELIGIBLE TAXPAYER" MEANS A GROCERY STORE, FOOD BROKER, WHOLESALER, RESTAURANTEUR, OR CATERING SERVICE. (D) ELIGIBLE FOOD PANTRY. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "ELIGIBLE FOOD PANTRY" MEANS FOOD PANTRY, FOOD BANK, OR OTHER EMERGENCY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07261-01-1
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