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Assembly Bill A2664

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Creates a mechanism for taxpayers to contribute on their tax return to the homeless housing and assistance fund

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2009-A2664 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §630-c, Tax L; amd §92-l, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A775
2013-2014: A2071
2015-2016: A22
2017-2018: A170
2019-2020: A2598

2009-A2664 - Summary

Establishes the "gift to the homeless housing and assistance fund"; provides that effective on or after January 1, 2010 an individual may contribute to the homeless housing and assistance fund for homeless housing projects; requires tax commissioner to include space on income tax return for such contribution.

2009-A2664 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2664

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law and the state finance law,  in  relation  to
  gifts to the homeless housing and assistance 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  630-b  to
read as follows:
  S  630-B. GIFT TO THE HOMELESS HOUSING AND ASSISTANCE FUND.  EFFECTIVE
FOR ANY TAX YEAR COMMENCING ON OR  AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND
NINE,  AN INDIVIDUAL MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE HOMELESS HOUSING AND
ASSISTANCE FUND FOR HOMELESS HOUSING PROJECTS. SUCH CONTRIBUTIONS  SHALL
BE  IN  ANY  WHOLE  DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TAX
OWED BY SUCH INDIVIDUAL. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  INCLUDE  SPACE  ON  THE
PERSONAL  INCOME  TAX  RETURN TO ENABLE A TAXPAYER TO MAKE SUCH CONTRIB-
UTION.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  ALL   REVENUES
COLLECTED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SECTION, SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE HOMELESS
HOUSING AND ASSISTANCE FUND AND USED ONLY FOR THOSE PURPOSES  ENUMERATED
IN SECTION NINETY-TWO-L OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
  S  2. Subdivision 4 of section 92-l of the state finance law, as added
by chapter 61 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
  4.  Moneys of the fund may be invested by the state  comptroller,  and
income  from  such  investments  shall  be  credited to the general fund
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT INCOME FROM THE INVESTMENT OF  MONEYS  DEPOSITED
TO  THIS  FUND  PURSUANT  TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-B OF THE TAX LAW
SHALL BE CREDITED SOLELY TO THIS FUND AND NOT TO THE GENERAL FUND.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04822-02-9

2009-A2664A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §630-c, Tax L; amd §92-l, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A775
2013-2014: A2071
2015-2016: A22
2017-2018: A170
2019-2020: A2598

2009-A2664A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "gift to the homeless housing and assistance fund"; provides that effective on or after January 1, 2010 an individual may contribute to the homeless housing and assistance fund for homeless housing projects; requires tax commissioner to include space on income tax return for such contribution.

2009-A2664A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A2664A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 2664--A
                                                        Cal. No. 220

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. PERRY --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means --  reported
  from  committee,  advanced  to  a  third  reading, amended and ordered
  reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the tax law and the state finance law,  in  relation  to
  gifts to the homeless housing and assistance 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  630-c  to
read as follows:
  S  630-C. GIFT TO THE HOMELESS HOUSING AND ASSISTANCE FUND.  EFFECTIVE
FOR ANY TAX YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN,
AN INDIVIDUAL MAY ELECT  TO  CONTRIBUTE  TO  THE  HOMELESS  HOUSING  AND
ASSISTANCE  FUND FOR HOMELESS HOUSING PROJECTS. SUCH CONTRIBUTIONS SHALL
BE IN ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SHALL NOT REDUCE  THE  AMOUNT  OF  TAX
OWED  BY  SUCH  INDIVIDUAL.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL INCLUDE SPACE ON THE
PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURN TO ENABLE A TAXPAYER TO  MAKE  SUCH  CONTRIB-
UTION.   NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW,  ALL  REVENUES
COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, SHALL BE CREDITED  TO  THE  HOMELESS
HOUSING  AND ASSISTANCE FUND AND USED ONLY FOR THOSE PURPOSES ENUMERATED
IN SECTION NINETY-TWO-L OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
  S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 92-l of the state finance law, as  added
by chapter 61 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
  4.    Moneys of the fund may be invested by the state comptroller, and
income from such investments shall  be  credited  to  the  general  fund
PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT INCOME FROM THE INVESTMENT OF MONEYS DEPOSITED
TO THIS FUND PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-C  OF  THE  TAX  LAW
SHALL BE CREDITED SOLELY TO THIS FUND AND NOT TO THE GENERAL FUND.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04822-03-0

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