Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Sep 23, 2011 |
signed chap.525 |
Sep 12, 2011 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 23, 2011 |
returned to assembly passed senate |
Jun 22, 2011 |
3rd reading cal.1520 substituted for s5837 |
Jun 17, 2011 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.439 rules report cal.439 reported reported referred to rules |
Jun 15, 2011 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jun 13, 2011 |
print number 7605a |
Jun 13, 2011 |
amend (t) and recommit to governmental employees |
May 11, 2011 |
referred to governmental employees |
Assembly Bill A7605
Signed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ABBATE
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
Votes
Bill Amendments
2011-A7605 - Details
- Law Section:
- Retirement and Social Security Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §1204-a, amd §517, R & SS L; amd §§612, 671 & 1340, Tax L
2011-A7605 - Summary
Relates to treatment of member contributions in accordance with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code; provides that contributions made by members of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system shall be picked up by their employers and treated as employer contributions for tax purposes; provides that employee salaries shall be reduced by the amount of contributions which would be mandatory without the employer pick up.
2011-A7605 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7605 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 11, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to the treatment of member contributions in accordance with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new section 1204-a to read as follows: S 1204-A. PICK UP OF MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS BY EMPLOYER. A. NOTWITH- STANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, EACH PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER SHALL PICK UP THE MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS REQUIRED TO BE MADE UNDER SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE BY ITS EMPLOYEES AND SHALL DO SO BY REDUCING THE SALARY OF EACH OF ITS EMPLOYEES TO WHICH THIS SECTION IS APPLICABLE BY THAT AMOUNT WHICH EACH SUCH EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE UNDER SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE. THE CONTRIBUTIONS SO PICKED UP SHALL BE PAID BY EACH PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER IN LIEU OF THE MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE PAID BY ITS EMPLOYEES UNDER THIS SECTION AND SHALL BE TREATED AS EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS IN DETERMIN- ING INCOME TAX TREATMENT UNDER SECTION 414(H) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE TAX LAW OF THIS STATE. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF INCOME TAX TREATMENT, THE MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS PICKED UP PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVI- SION SHALL FOR ALL OTHER PURPOSES, INCLUDING COMPUTATION OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND CONTRIBUTIONS BY EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES, BE DEEMED EMPLOY- EE SALARY. B. ANY EMPLOYEE (SUBJECT TO THIS ARTICLE) OF A PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER WHO, IN LIEU OF JOINING A PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE, ELECTED AN OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM TO WHICH THEIR EMPLOYERS ARE THEREBY REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE SHALL, IN ORDER FOR THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDI- VISION TO APPLY, BE REQUIRED TO EXECUTE A SALARY REDUCTION AGREEMENT (IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED UNDER SECTION 403(B) OF THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11421-02-1
2011-A7605A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Retirement and Social Security Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §1204-a, amd §517, R & SS L; amd §§612, 671 & 1340, Tax L
2011-A7605A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to treatment of member contributions in accordance with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code; provides that contributions made by members of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system shall be picked up by their employers and treated as employer contributions for tax purposes; provides that employee salaries shall be reduced by the amount of contributions which would be mandatory without the employer pick up.
2011-A7605A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7605--A 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 11, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ABBATE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Employees -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law and the tax law, in relation to the treatment of member contributions in accordance with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new section 1204-a to read as follows: S 1204-A. PICK UP OF MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS BY EMPLOYER. A. NOTWITH- STANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, EACH PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER SHALL PICK UP THE MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS REQUIRED TO BE MADE UNDER SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE BY ITS EMPLOYEES AND SHALL DO SO BY REDUCING THE SALARY OF EACH OF ITS EMPLOYEES TO WHICH THIS SECTION IS APPLICABLE BY THAT AMOUNT WHICH EACH SUCH EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE UNDER SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE. THE CONTRIBUTIONS SO PICKED UP SHALL BE PAID BY EACH PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER IN LIEU OF THE MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE PAID BY ITS EMPLOYEES UNDER THIS SECTION AND SHALL BE TREATED AS EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS IN DETERMIN- ING INCOME TAX TREATMENT UNDER SECTION 414(H) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FEDERAL INCOME TAX TREATMENT, THE MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS PICKED UP PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL FOR ALL OTHER PURPOSES, INCLUDING COMPUTATION OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND CONTRIBUTIONS BY EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES, BE DEEMED EMPLOYEE SALARY. B. ANY EMPLOYEE (SUBJECT TO THIS ARTICLE) OF A PARTICIPATING EMPLOYER WHO, IN LIEU OF JOINING A PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE, ELECTED AN OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM TO WHICH THEIR EMPLOYERS ARE THEREBY REQUIRED TO CONTRIBUTE SHALL, IN ORDER FOR THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDI- VISION TO APPLY, BE REQUIRED TO EXECUTE A SALARY REDUCTION AGREEMENT (IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED UNDER SECTION 403(B) OF THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11421-03-1
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