Senate Bill S136

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York state veterans' cemetery operation and maintenance fund

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  • 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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2011-S136 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A226
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §627-a, Tax L; add §89-h, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S287, A6942
2013-2014: A1774

2011-S136 - Summary

Establishes the New York state veterans' cemetery operation and maintenance fund to provide moneys for the operation and maintenance of state veterans' cemeteries; establishes the gift for veterans' cemetery operation and maintenance to provide revenue to such fund; such a gift may be made on a taxpayer's personal income tax return in whole dollar amounts.

2011-S136 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S136 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   136

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation  to  establishing  a  gift  for
  veterans'  cemetery  operation  and  maintenance  which may be made on
  personal income tax return; and to amend the  state  finance  law,  in
  relation  to establishing the New York state veterans' cemetery opera-
  tion and maintenance 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 627-a to
read as follows:
  S 627-A.   GIFT FOR  VETERANS'  CEMETERY  OPERATION  AND  MAINTENANCE.
EFFECTIVE  FOR  ANY  TAX  YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND TWELVE, AN INDIVIDUAL IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIB-
UTE TO THE NEW YORK STATE VETERANS' CEMETERY OPERATION  AND  MAINTENANCE
FUND.    THE CONTRIBUTIONS SHALL BE IN ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SHALL
NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY SUCH INDIVIDUAL. THE  COMMIS-
SIONER SHALL INCLUDE SPACE ON THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURN TO ENABLE A
TAXPAYER  TO MAKE SUCH CONTRIBUTION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION
OF LAW, ALL REVENUE COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED
TO THE NEW YORK STATE VETERANS' CEMETERY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUND,
ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHTY-NINE-H OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
  S 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 89-h  to
read as follows:
  S  89-H.  NEW  YORK STATE VETERANS' CEMETERY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMMIS-
SIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE AND THE STATE COMPTROLLER, A SPECIAL FUND
TO BE KNOWN AS THE "NEW YORK  STATE  VETERANS'  CEMETERY  OPERATION  AND
MAINTENANCE FUND".

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

2011-S136A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A226
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §627-a, Tax L; add §89-h, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S287, A6942
2013-2014: A1774

2011-S136A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York state veterans' cemetery operation and maintenance fund to provide moneys for the operation and maintenance of state veterans' cemeteries; establishes the gift for veterans' cemetery operation and maintenance to provide revenue to such fund; such a gift may be made on a taxpayer's personal income tax return in whole dollar amounts.

2011-S136A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S136A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 136--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
  ment Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Investigations  and
  Government  Operations  in  accordance  with  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  tax law, in relation to establishing a gift for
  veterans' cemetery operation and maintenance  which  may  be  made  on
  personal  income  tax  return;  and to amend the state finance law, in
  relation to establishing the New York state veterans' cemetery  opera-
  tion and maintenance 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  627-a  to
read as follows:
  S  627-A.    GIFT  FOR  VETERANS'  CEMETERY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.
EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX YEAR COMMENCING ON OR  AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO
THOUSAND  THIRTEEN,  AN  INDIVIDUAL  IN  ANY  TAXABLE  YEAR MAY ELECT TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE NEW YORK STATE VETERANS' CEMETERY OPERATION AND  MAIN-
TENANCE FUND.  THE CONTRIBUTIONS SHALL BE IN ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND
SHALL  NOT  REDUCE  THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY SUCH INDIVIDUAL. 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 REVENUE COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS  SECTION  SHALL
BE CREDITED TO THE NEW YORK STATE VETERANS' CEMETERY OPERATION AND MAIN-
TENANCE FUND, ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHTY-NINE-H OF THE STATE
FINANCE LAW.
  S  2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 89-h to
read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00137-02-2
              

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