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Senate Bill S5104
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S5104 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1454
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง202-l, Lab L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A5002
2013-2014: A5238
2015-2016: A1488
2009-S5104 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5104 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring employers to notify certain employees of their eligibility for the earned income tax credit PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : The purpose of this bill is to increase awareness about Earned Income Tax Credit among those who qualify for such credit. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : This bill would direct the Commissioner of the Department of Labor, in consultation with the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, to promulgate rules and regulations requiring employers to annually provide to employees who may be eligible for a federal or state Earned Income Tax Credit, notice of such eligibility. JUSTIFICATION : Many eligible working families do not utilize EITC because they are often either unaware of its existence, or misinformed about the claim process, believing that it is too complicated. Therefore, millions of
2009-S5104 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5104 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 27, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring employers to notify certain employees of their eligibility for the earned income tax credit THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 202-l to read as follows: S 202-L. NOTICE OF EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT ELIGIBILITY. THE COMMIS- SIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING EMPLOYERS TO ANNUALLY PROVIDE NOTICE, IN SUCH FORM AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DETERMINE, TO EMPLOYEES, BASED ON THEIR INCOME, WHO MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FEDERAL AND/OR STATE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDITS ON THEIR FEDERAL AND/OR STATE PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURNS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00123-01-9
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