Bill Text: NY A05806 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Establishes space on the personal income tax form to make a gift for home delivered meals for seniors through the wellness in nutrition program.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-11 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [A05806 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A05806-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        5806--B
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 6, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Ways and Means --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
         ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
         recommitted to the Committee on Ways  and  Means  in  accordance  with
         Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
         reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
       AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a gift for home
         delivered meals for seniors on the personal income tax form
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a  new  section  626-a  to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S  626-A. GIFT FOR HOME DELIVERED MEALS FOR SENIORS. EFFECTIVE FOR ANY
    4  TAX YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN, AN
    5  INDIVIDUAL IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO  THE  WELLNESS
    6  IN  NUTRITION  PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING HOME DELIVERED MEALS
    7  TO SENIORS. SUCH CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN ANY WHOLE  DOLLAR  AMOUNT  AND
    8  SHALL  NOT  REDUCE  THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY SUCH INDIVIDUAL. THE
    9  COMMISSIONER SHALL INCLUDE SPACE ON  THE  PERSONAL  INCOME  TAX  RETURN,
   10  ENTITLED  "MEALS  ON  WHEELS  FOR SENIORS", TO ENABLE A TAXPAYER TO MAKE
   11  SUCH CONTRIBUTION.   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  ALL
   12  REVENUES  COLLECTED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE
   13  WELLNESS IN NUTRITION PROGRAM AND USED ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING
   14  HOME DELIVERED MEALS TO SENIORS.
   15    S 2. 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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