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]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5806
                              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
       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