Bill Text: NY A05806 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
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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-Introduced.html
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-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5806 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 6, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 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 THIRTEEN, AN 5 INDIVIDUAL IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SENIOR 6 NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING HOME DELIVERED 7 MEALS TO SENIORS. SUCH CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT 8 AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY SUCH INDIVIDUAL. 9 THE 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 SENIOR NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND USED ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF 14 PROVIDING 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. LBD09433-01-3