Senate Bill S2026

Vetoed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for a deduction from personal gross income for expenses incurred in the adoption of a child in the foster care system

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6575 - 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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2015-S2026 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6575
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง612, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6458, A9221
2013-2014: S3382, A2378
2017-2018: S1354
2019-2020: S5084
2021-2022: S6724
2023-2024: S598

2015-S2026 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a deduction from personal gross income for expenses incurred in the adoption of a child in the foster care system.

2015-S2026 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2026 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2026

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HASSELL-THOMPSON -- 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, in relation to providing for a deduction
  from personal gross income for expenses incurred in the adoption of  a
  child in the foster care system

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

  Section 1.  Subsection (c) of section 612 of the tax law is amended by
adding a new paragraph 42 to read as follows:
  (42) THE AMOUNT OF ADOPTION FEES INCLUDING ANY  AND  ALL  MEDICAL  AND
LEGAL  FEES, COURT COSTS AND ANY OTHER RELATED EXPENSES PAID OR INCURRED
BY A TAXPAYER DURING THE TAXABLE YEAR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADOPTION OF
A CHILD IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
taxable  years beginning on or after the first of January in the year in
which it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05615-01-5


              

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