Assembly Bill A22A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

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

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  • Introduced
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    • 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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2015-A22 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §630-e, Tax L; amd §92-q, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2664
2011-2012: A775
2013-2014: A2071
2017-2018: A170
2019-2020: A2598

2015-A22 - Summary

Establishes the gift to the housing assistance fund; provides that on or after January 1, 2016 an individual may contribute to the housing assistance fund for homeless housing projects; requires tax commissioner to include space on income tax return for such contribution.

2015-A22 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   22

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GANTT, PERRY -- 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 housing 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-d  to
read as follows:
  S  630-D.  GIFT TO THE HOUSING ASSISTANCE FUND.  EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX
YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  FIFTEEN,  AN
INDIVIDUAL  MAY  ELECT  TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE HOUSING 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 INDI-
VIDUAL. 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 HOUSING ASSISTANCE FUND AND USED ONLY
FOR THOSE PURPOSES ENUMERATED  IN  SECTION  NINETY-TWO-Q  OF  THE  STATE
FINANCE LAW.
  S  2. Subdivision 3 of section 92-q of the state finance law, as added
by chapter 261 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows:
  3. 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-D 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.
                                                           LBD03140-01-5

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2015-A22A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §630-e, Tax L; amd §92-q, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2664
2011-2012: A775
2013-2014: A2071
2017-2018: A170
2019-2020: A2598

2015-A22A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the gift to the housing assistance fund; provides that on or after January 1, 2016 an individual may contribute to the housing assistance fund for homeless housing projects; requires tax commissioner to include space on income tax return for such contribution.

2015-A22A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  22--A
                                                          Cal. No. 1

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to
  gifts to the housing 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-e to
read as follows:
  S 630-E. GIFT TO THE HOUSING ASSISTANCE FUND.  EFFECTIVE FOR  ANY  TAX
YEAR  COMMENCING  ON  OR  AFTER  JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, AN
INDIVIDUAL MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE HOUSING  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  INDI-
VIDUAL.  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 HOUSING ASSISTANCE FUND AND USED  ONLY
FOR  THOSE  PURPOSES  ENUMERATED  IN  SECTION  NINETY-TWO-Q OF THE STATE
FINANCE LAW.
  S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 92-q of the state finance law, as  added
by chapter 261 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows:
  3.  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-E  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.

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