NY State Senate Bill 2009-S7551

Senate Bill S7551

Vetoed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Allows for a gift to the love your library fund on corporate and personal income tax return forms

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A7253 - Vetoed by Governor

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Vetoed By Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 16, 2010	tabled
Aug 13, 2010	vetoed memo.6754
Aug 03, 2010	delivered to governor
Jun 16, 2010	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1024 substituted for s7551
Jun 16, 2010	substituted by a7253a ordered to third reading cal.1024
Jun 15, 2010	committee discharged and committed to rules
Jun 08, 2010	reported and committed to finance
Apr 21, 2010	referred to investigations and government operations

Votes

- Jun 16, 2010 - Floor Vote
  A7253
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 16, 2010
      
      aye (61)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Alesi
      
      Aubertine
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Espada
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Foley
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Huntley
      
      Johnson
      
      Johnson
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      Kruger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Leibell
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Maziarz
      
      McDonald
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Onorato
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Padavan
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Saland
      
      Sampson
      
      Savino
      
      Schneiderman
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stachowski
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thompson
      
      Valesky
      
      Volker
      
      Winner
      
      Young
      
      excused (1)
      
      Morahan
  Jun 16, 2010 - Rules Committee Vote
  S7551
  
  22
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 16, 2010
      
      aye (22)
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Espada
      
      Farley
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Larkin
      
      Montgomery
      
      Padavan
      
      Parker
      
      Saland
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Stachowski
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Volker
      
      aye wr (1)
      
      Johnson
  Jun 8, 2010 - Investigations And Government Operations Committee Vote
  S7551
  
  5
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Investigations And Government Operations Committee Vote: Jun 8, 2010
      
      aye (5)
      
      Espada
      
      Johnson
      
      Klein
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Stachowski
      
      nay (1)
      
      Diaz
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Golden
      
      Winner

2009-S7551 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7253
Law Section:: Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Add §§209-H & 630-c, Tax L; amd §99-l, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S3032, A7044
2013-2014: S1579, A1836
2015-2016: S3890, A5475
2017-2018: S3268, A1094

2009-S7551 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows a taxpayer to elect to contribute a gift to the love your library fund on corporate and personal income tax return forms.

2009-S7551 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S7551

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to
the love your library fund


 PURPOSE :
To raise the visibility and public's awareness of libraries, and
create an additional revenue source for funding of summer reading
programs in libraries.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 amends the Tax Law by adding a new Section 209-h authorizing
corporate income taxpayers to contribute to the love your library
fund. The contribution can be in any whole dollar amount and shall not
reduce the amount of state tax paid. The Commissioner shall include
space on the corporate income tax return to enable taxpayers to make
these contributions. All revenues thus collected shall be credited to
the love your library fund and shall be used only for purposes
enumerated in Section 99-4 of the State Finance Law.

Section 2 amends the Tax Law by adding a new Section 630-b with
equivalent provisions for personal income taxpayers.

Section 3 amends section 99-1 of the State Finance Law by directing

funds generated as a result of these amendments to the Tax law into
the "Love Your Library Fund".

 JUSTIFICATION :
The New York Library Association reports that over 51 % of New York's
population are registered library users. Marist College polls also
report that 67% of those polled believe that having a library in their
local community is very valuable, while 62% of those polled support an
increase of taxes to support library services in their community.
Citizens view libraries as a valuable resource, and this legislation
provides a new way for individuals to support increased library
funding.

Summer reading programs now reach over 900,000 New York children each
summer, keeping their reading skills from deteriorating while school
is not in session. The grants that will be made from the "love your
library fund" will support these programs. Moneys will be allocated
with attention to geographic diversity as well as population served.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
A.2389-A and S.1957-A of 2007/2008
A.6423-A and S.4466-A of 2005/2006
A.11096 and S.4639-A of 2003/2004

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

2009-S7551 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7551

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 21, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  OPPENHEIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Investigations  and
  Government Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to
  the love your library fund

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  tax  law is amended by adding a new section 209-H to
read as follows:
  S 209-H. GIFT TO THE LOVE YOUR LIBRARY FUND.  EFFECTIVE  FOR  ANY  TAX
YEAR  COMMENCING  ON  OR  AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, A
TAXPAYER IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO  THE  LOVE  YOUR
LIBRARY  FUND. SUCH CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND
SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF THE STATE TAX OWED BY SUCH TAXPAYER.  THE
COMMISSIONER  SHALL  INCLUDE SPACE ON THE CORPORATE INCOME TAX RETURN TO
ENABLE A TAXPAYER TO MAKE SUCH CONTRIBUTION. NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
PROVISION  OF LAW, ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL
BE CREDITED TO THE LOVE YOUR LIBRARY FUND AND SHALL  BE  USED  ONLY  FOR
THOSE  PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN SECTION NINETY-NINE-L OF THE STATE FINANCE
LAW, AS ADDED BY CHAPTER THREE HUNDRED THREE OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND
FOUR.
  S 2. The tax law is amended by adding a new section 630-c to  read  as
follows:
  S  630-C.  GIFT  TO  THE LOVE YOUR LIBRARY FUND. EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX
YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, AN INDI-
VIDUAL IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO  CONTRIBUTE  TO  THE  LOVE  YOUR
LIBRARY  FUND. SUCH CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND
SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY  SUCH  INDIVIDUAL.  THE
COMMISSIONER  SHALL  INCLUDE  SPACE ON THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURN TO
ENABLE A TAXPAYER TO MAKE SUCH CONTRIBUTION. NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
PROVISION  OF  LAW ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL
BE CREDITED TO THE LOVE YOUR  LIBRARY  FUND  AND  USED  ONLY  FOR  THOSE
PURPOSES  ENUMERATED  IN SECTION NINETY-NINE-L OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01648-04-0

S. 7551                             2

AS ADDED BY CHAPTER THREE HUNDRED THREE OF  THE  LAWS  OF  TWO  THOUSAND
FOUR.
  S  3. Subdivision 2 of section 99-l of the state finance law, as added
by chapter 303 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
  2. Such fund shall consist of all revenues received by the  department
of motor vehicles pursuant to section four hundred four-v of the vehicle
and  traffic law, AS ADDED BY CHAPTER THREE HUNDRED THREE OF THE LAWS OF
TWO THOUSAND FOUR, ALL THE REVENUES RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF  TAXA-
TION AND FINANCE PURSUANT TO SECTIONS TWO HUNDRED NINE-H AND SIX HUNDRED
THIRTY-C  OF THE TAX LAW and all other moneys appropriated, credited, or
transferred thereto from any other fund or source pursuant to law.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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