Senate Bill S7844

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the firearm violence research fund

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Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S7844 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8844
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §630-i, Tax L; rpld §86, St Fin L (as proposed in S.5952 & A.2111)

2021-S7844 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Replaces the word gun with firearm in regards to the firearm violence research fund.

2021-S7844 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7844 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7844
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. REICHLIN-MELNICK -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to taxpayer gifts  for  firearm
   violence  research;  and to repeal section 86 of the state finance law
   relating to the gun violence research fund
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 630-i of the tax law, as added by a chapter of the
 laws of 2021 amending the tax law relating to providing  taxpayer  gifts
 for gun violence research and amending the state finance law relating to
 establishing  the gun violence research fund, as proposed in legislative
 bills numbers S. 5952 and A. 2111, is amended to read as follows:
   § 630-i. Gift for the [gun] FIREARM violence research fund.  Effective
 for  any  tax  year  commencing  on or after January first, two thousand
 twenty-one, a taxpayer in any taxable year may elect  to  contribute  to
 the [gun] FIREARM violence research fund established pursuant to section
 [eighty-six]  NINETY-SEVEN-J of the state finance law. Such contribution
 shall be in any whole dollar amount and shall not reduce the  amount  of
 state tax owed by such taxpayer. 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 [gun]
 FIREARM violence research fund and used only for those purposes  enumer-
 ated in section [eighty-six] NINETY-SEVEN-J of the state finance law.
   § 2. Section 86 of the state finance law, as added by a chapter of the
 laws  of  2021 amending the tax law relating to providing taxpayer gifts
 for gun violence research and amending the state finance law relating to
 establishing the gun violence research fund, as proposed in  legislative
 bills numbers S. 5952 and A. 2111, is REPEALED.
   §  3.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the tax law relating to
 providing taxpayer gifts for gun  violence  research  and  amending  the
 state  finance  law  relating  to establishing the gun violence research
 fund, as proposed in legislative bills numbers  S.  5952  and  A.  2111,
 takes effect.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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