Senate Bill S948A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes an arts fund to receive contributions for the support of the New York state council on the arts

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S948 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §630-e, Tax L; add §97-yyyy, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3441
2011-2012: S1913
2013-2014: S921
2017-2018: S3453
2019-2020: S3570

2015-S948 - Summary

Establishes an arts fund to receive contributions for the support of the New York state council on the arts through a personal income tax return check-off; provides that for tax years after January 1, 2016, any individual may elect to contribute to the arts fund by indicating such intent on a tax form.

2015-S948 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S948 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   948

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  SERRANO,  DIAZ, DILAN, HASSELL-THOMPSON, KRUEGER,
  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
  committed to the Committee on Investigations and Government Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to
  gifts for the support of the New York state council on the arts

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  legislature hereby finds and determines that, due to
severe budgetary constraints, the amount of state  funds  available  for
the  support  of the New York state council on the arts has been sharply
diminished over the past few years.  This decrease in support has had  a
devastating  effect  upon  many  of New York's cultural institutions, as
well as many related or dependent businesses and employees. Accordingly,
the legislature hereby finds and determines that taxpayers of the  state
of  New  York  should  have  the  opportunity  to use the New York state
personal income tax form as a mechanism for  making  voluntary  contrib-
utions  for the support of the New York state council on the arts. It is
the intent of the  legislature  that  any  funds  so  contributed  shall
supplement  and  not  offset  or diminish in any way the amount of funds
made available to the New York state council on  the  arts  pursuant  to
annual budget appropriations.
  S  2.  The tax law is amended by adding a new section 630-d to read as
follows:
  S 630-D. GIFT TO THE ARTS FUND. EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX YEAR  COMMENCING
ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, AN INDIVIDUAL MAY ELECT
TO  CONTRIBUTE  TO THE ARTS FUND CREATED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-SEV-
EN-LLLL OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE NEW  YORK  STATE
COUNCIL  ON  THE  ARTS.  SUCH  CONTRIBUTION 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  CONTRIBUTION.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04316-01-5
              

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2015-S948A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §630-e, Tax L; add §97-yyyy, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3441
2011-2012: S1913
2013-2014: S921
2017-2018: S3453
2019-2020: S3570

2015-S948A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an arts fund to receive contributions for the support of the New York state council on the arts through a personal income tax return check-off; provides that for tax years after January 1, 2016, any individual may elect to contribute to the arts fund by indicating such intent on a tax form.

2015-S948A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S948A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 948--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  SERRANO,  DIAZ, DILAN, HASSELL-THOMPSON, KRUEGER,
  PANEPINTO, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed
  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee on Investigations and Government
  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 and the state finance law, in relation to
  gifts for the support of the New York state council on the arts

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  legislature hereby finds and determines that, due to
severe budgetary constraints, the amount of state  funds  available  for
the  support  of the New York state council on the arts has been sharply
diminished over the past few years.  This decrease in support has had  a
devastating  effect  upon  many  of New York's cultural institutions, as
well as many related or dependent businesses and employees. Accordingly,
the legislature hereby finds and determines that taxpayers of the  state
of  New  York  should  have  the  opportunity  to use the New York state
personal income tax form as a mechanism for  making  voluntary  contrib-
utions  for the support of the New York state council on the arts. It is
the intent of the  legislature  that  any  funds  so  contributed  shall
supplement  and  not  offset  or diminish in any way the amount of funds
made available to the New York state council on  the  arts  pursuant  to
annual budget appropriations.
  S  2.  The tax law is amended by adding a new section 630-e to read as
follows:
  S 630-E. GIFT TO THE ARTS FUND. EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX YEAR  COMMENCING
ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, AN INDIVIDUAL MAY ELECT
TO  CONTRIBUTE  TO THE ARTS FUND CREATED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-SEV-
EN-YYYY OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE NEW  YORK  STATE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04316-03-6
              

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