Bill Text: NY A06474 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes space on the business franchise and personal income tax forms to make a gift for home delivered meals for seniors; creates the senior wellness in nutrition fund.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-03-17 - REFERRED TO AGING [A06474 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6474
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 25, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
         A.  GOODELL  --  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 FIFTEEN, 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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