Assembly Bill A4697

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the state comptroller to implement the federal authorization to encourage the use of mass transportation

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A4697 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §8, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2488
2011-2012: A2748
2013-2014: A3915
2015-2016: A2713
2017-2018: A4108
2019-2020: A3614
2021-2022: A1803

2023-A4697 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the state comptroller to implement the federal authorization to encourage the use of mass transportation by state employees.

2023-A4697 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4697
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation  to  encouraging  the
   use of mass transportation
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 8 of the state finance law is amended by  adding  a
 new subdivision 2-e to read as follows:
   2-E.  IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM AUTHORIZED BY FEDERAL LAW TO ENCOURAGE THE
 USE OF MASS TRANSPORTATION; ANY STATE EMPLOYEE MAY  BY  WRITTEN  REQUEST
 DULY  FILED  WITH  THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER,  ELECT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
 PROGRAM AUTHORIZED BY FEDERAL LAW TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF MASS TRANSPOR-
 TATION. IN THE EVENT AN EMPLOYEE SO  ELECTS,  THE  PERSONAL  INCOME  TAX
 BENEFITS  PROVIDED TO SUCH EMPLOYEE TO THE EXTENT AUTHORIZED BY SUCH LAW
 SHALL IMMEDIATELY INURE TO SUCH EMPLOYEE. THE COMPTROLLER SHALL  PROMUL-
 GATE  SUCH  REGULATIONS  NECESSARY  FOR  THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINIS-
 TRATION OF THE PROVISION OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09477-01-3

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