Senate Bill S613A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Subtracts from the federal adjusted gross income any income earned by election inspectors, poll clerks, or election coordinators

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S613 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §612, Tax L; amd §131-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9446

2023-S613 - Summary

Subtracts from the federal adjusted gross income any income earned by election inspectors, poll clerks, or election coordinators earned while working in relation to a general, primary, run-off primary, or special election to the extent includable in gross income for federal tax purposes; exempts such income from being included in the calculation of the amount of benefits under public assistance programs.

2023-S613 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S613 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    613
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Elections
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to subtracting from the federal
   adjusted gross income any income earned by election  inspectors,  poll
   clerks,  or  election  coordinators;  and to amend the social services
   law, in relation to exempting income earned  by  election  inspectors,
   poll  clerks,  or  election  coordinators  from  being included in the
   calculation of the amount of benefits under public assistance programs
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subsection (c) of section 612 of the tax law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 47 to read as follows:
   (47) INCOME EARNED WHILE WORKING AS AN ELECTION INSPECTOR, POLL CLERK,
 OR ELECTION COORDINATOR PURSUANT TO TITLE FOUR OF ARTICLE THREE  OF  THE
 ELECTION LAW IN RELATION TO A GENERAL, PRIMARY, RUN-OFF PRIMARY PURSUANT
 TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION  6-162 OF THE ELECTION LAW, OR SPECIAL
 ELECTION HELD PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-TWO OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS  LAW,
 TO  THE  EXTENT  INCLUDIBLE  IN  GROSS  INCOME  FOR  FEDERAL  INCOME TAX
 PURPOSES.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 131-n of the  social  services  law,  as
 amended    by  section 5 of part U of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is
 amended to read as follows:
   1. The following resources shall be exempt and disregarded  in  calcu-
 lating  the amount of benefits of any household under any public assist-
 ance program: (a) cash and liquid or nonliquid resources up to two thou-
 sand five hundred dollars for applicants, three thousand  seven  hundred
 fifty  dollars for applicants in households in which any member is sixty
 years of age or older or is disabled or ten thousand dollars for recipi-
 ents, (b) an amount up to four thousand six hundred fifty dollars  in  a
 separate  bank  account  established by an individual while currently in
 receipt of assistance for the sole purpose of enabling the individual to
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03155-01-3
              

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2023-S613A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §612, Tax L; amd §131-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S9446

2023-S613A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Subtracts from the federal adjusted gross income any income earned by election inspectors, poll clerks, or election coordinators earned while working in relation to a general, primary, run-off primary, or special election to the extent includable in gross income for federal tax purposes; exempts such income from being included in the calculation of the amount of benefits under public assistance programs.

2023-S613A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S613A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  613--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Elections  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to subtracting from the federal
   adjusted  gross  income any income earned by election inspectors, poll
   clerks, or election coordinators; and to  amend  the  social  services
   law,  in  relation  to exempting income earned by election inspectors,
   poll clerks, or election  coordinators  from  being  included  in  the
   calculation of the amount of benefits under public assistance programs
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 612 of the tax law is amended  by
 adding a new paragraph 47 to read as follows:
   (47) INCOME EARNED WHILE WORKING AS AN ELECTION INSPECTOR, POLL CLERK,
 OR  ELECTION  COORDINATOR PURSUANT TO TITLE FOUR OF ARTICLE THREE OF THE
 ELECTION LAW IN RELATION TO A GENERAL, PRIMARY, RUN-OFF PRIMARY PURSUANT
 TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 6-162 OF  THE  ELECTION  LAW,  OR  SPECIAL
 ELECTION  HELD PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-TWO OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW,
 TO THE  EXTENT  INCLUDIBLE  IN  GROSS  INCOME  FOR  FEDERAL  INCOME  TAX
 PURPOSES.
   §  2.  Paragraph  (a)  of subdivision 8 of section 131-a of the social
 services law is amended by adding a new subparagraph  (xi)  to  read  as
 follows:
   (XI) INCOME EARNED WHILE WORKING AS AN ELECTION INSPECTOR, POLL CLERK,
 OR  ELECTION  COORDINATOR PURSUANT TO TITLE FOUR OF ARTICLE THREE OF THE
 ELECTION LAW IN RELATION TO A GENERAL, PRIMARY, RUN-OFF PRIMARY PURSUANT
 TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 6-162 OF  THE  ELECTION  LAW,  OR  SPECIAL
 ELECTION  HELD PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-TWO OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW,
 TO THE  EXTENT  INCLUDIBLE  IN  GROSS  INCOME  FOR  FEDERAL  INCOME  TAX
 PURPOSES.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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