Senate Bill S758

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the abortion access fund and allows taxpayers to make gifts to the fund

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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-S758 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1926
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §630-i, Tax L; add §99-ii, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6632, A8681
2023-2024: A1473

2021-S758 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the abortion access fund and allows for individuals to designate a gift to the fund on their personal income tax returns.

2021-S758 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S758 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    758
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. BIAGGI, HOYLMAN, KRUEGER, LIU, MYRIE, RAMOS, SALAZAR
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Finance
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the state finance law and the tax law, in relation to
   establishing the abortion access fund and allowing taxpayers to make a
   gift to such fund on their personal income tax returns
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   The state finance law is amended by adding a new section
 99-ii to  read as follows:
   § 99-II. ABORTION ACCESS FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED  IN  THE
 JOINT  CUSTODY  OF  THE  COMPTROLLER  AND  THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, A
 SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "ABORTION ACCESS FUND".
   2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED  PURSUANT  TO  THE
 PROVISIONS OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-I OF THE TAX LAW, AND ALL OTHER
 MONIES  APPROPRIATED,  CREDITED,  OR  TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM ANY OTHER
 FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW. NOTHING CONTAINED  HEREIN 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.
   3.  A.  ON  OR  BEFORE  THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY EACH YEAR, THE COMP-
 TROLLER SHALL CERTIFY IN A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY  PRESI-
 DENT  OF  THE  SENATE,  THE  SPEAKER OF THE   ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE
 SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY  WAYS  AND  MEANS
 COMMITTEE,  THE  AMOUNT  OF  MONEY DEPOSITED IN THE ABORTION ACCESS FUND
 DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR AS  THE  RESULT  OF  REVENUE  DERIVED
 PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  SIX  HUNDRED  THIRTY-I  OF  THE  TAX LAW AND FROM
 GRANTS,_GIFTS AND BEQUESTS. SUCH REPORT SHALL INCLUDE HOW THE MONIES  OF
 THE  FUND  WERE  UTILIZED  DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR, AND SHALL
 INCLUDE:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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