Senate Bill S3989A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides tax credit to certain volunteer firefighters, volunteer ambulance workers and volunteer emergency medical personnel

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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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2021-S3989 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1320
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1611
2011-2012: A6795
2013-2014: A1315
2015-2016: S6062, A1576
2017-2018: S3826, A1669
2019-2020: S1178, A3479
2023-2024: S5949, A7377

2021-S3989 - Summary

Provides tax credit to certain volunteer firefighters, volunteer ambulance workers and volunteer emergency medical personnel under certain circumstances.

2021-S3989 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3989 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3989
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. REICHLIN-MELNICK -- 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  providing  tax  credits  to
   volunteer firefighters, volunteer ambulance workers, volunteer reserve
   forces  officers,  auxiliary  police  officers and volunteer emergency
   medical personnel under certain circumstances
 
   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 (h-1) to read as follows:
   (H-1) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS', VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS', VOLUNTEER
 RESERVE FORCE OFFICERS', AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICERS' AND VOLUNTEER  EMER-
 GENCY  MEDICAL SERVICE PERSONNEL CREDIT.  FOR TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING ON
 AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE,  A  CREDIT,  IN  THE
 AMOUNTS OF:
   (1) TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR ONE YEAR OF QUALIFYING SERVICE;
   (2)  FIVE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  FOR  TWO  YEARS OF CONSECUTIVE QUALIFYING
 SERVICE;
   (3) SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR  THREE  YEARS  OF  CONSECUTIVE  QUALIFYING
 SERVICE;
   (4)  SEVEN  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  FOR FOUR YEARS OF CONSECUTIVE QUALIFYING
 SERVICE;
   (5) EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR FIVE  YEARS  OF  CONSECUTIVE  QUALIFYING
 SERVICE;
   (6)  NINE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  FOR  SIX  YEARS OF CONSECUTIVE QUALIFYING
 SERVICE;
   (7) ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR SEVEN  YEARS  OF  CONSECUTIVE  QUALIFYING
 SERVICE;
   (8)  ONE  THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EIGHT YEARS OF CONSECUTIVE
 QUALIFYING SERVICE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-S3989A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1320
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §606, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1611
2011-2012: A6795
2013-2014: A1315
2015-2016: S6062, A1576
2017-2018: S3826, A1669
2019-2020: S1178, A3479
2023-2024: S5949, A7377

2021-S3989A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides tax credit to certain volunteer firefighters, volunteer ambulance workers and volunteer emergency medical personnel under certain circumstances.

2021-S3989A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3989A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3989--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. REICHLIN-MELNICK -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Budget and Reven-
   ue -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to  providing  tax  credits  to
   volunteer  firefighters,  volunteer  ambulance  workers  and volunteer
   emergency medical personnel under certain circumstances
 
   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 (h-1) to read as follows:
   (H-1) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS', VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS' AND VOLUN-
 TEER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PERSONNEL  CREDIT.    FOR  TAXABLE  YEARS
 BEGINNING ON AND AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, A CRED-
 IT, IN THE AMOUNTS OF:
   (1) TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR ONE YEAR OF QUALIFYING SERVICE;
   (2)  FIVE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  FOR  TWO  YEARS OF CONSECUTIVE QUALIFYING
 SERVICE;
   (3) SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR  THREE  YEARS  OF  CONSECUTIVE  QUALIFYING
 SERVICE;
   (4)  SEVEN  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  FOR FOUR YEARS OF CONSECUTIVE QUALIFYING
 SERVICE;
   (5) EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR FIVE  YEARS  OF  CONSECUTIVE  QUALIFYING
 SERVICE;
   (6)  NINE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  FOR  SIX  YEARS OF CONSECUTIVE QUALIFYING
 SERVICE;
   (7) ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR SEVEN  YEARS  OF  CONSECUTIVE  QUALIFYING
 SERVICE;
   (8)  ONE  THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EIGHT YEARS OF CONSECUTIVE
 QUALIFYING SERVICE;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08240-02-1
              

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