Senate Bill S6890

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides taxpayer gifts for gun violence research; establishes the gun violence research fund

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee


  • 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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2015-S6890 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9224
Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §630-e, Tax L; add §86, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7021
2019-2020: A7539
2021-2022: A2111

2015-S6890 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides taxpayer gifts for gun violence research; requires the tax commission to include space on the personal income tax return to enable a taxpayer to make such contribution; establishes the gun violence research fund.

2015-S6890 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6890 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6890

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 3, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- 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 providing taxpayer gifts for
  gun violence research; and to amend the state finance law, in relation
  to establishing the gun violence research 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 FOR THE GUN VIOLENCE RESEARCH FUND.  EFFECTIVE  FOR  ANY
TAX  YEAR  COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN, A
TAXPAYER IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE GUN VIOLENCE
RESEARCH FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHTY-SIX  OF  THE  STATE
FINANCE  LAW.  SUCH CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND
SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY  SUCH  TAXPAYER.    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 GUN VIOLENCE RESEARCH FUND AND USED  ONLY  FOR  THOSE
PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN SECTION EIGHTY-SIX OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
  S  2.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section 86 to
read as follows:
  S 86. GUN VIOLENCE RESEARCH FUND. 1.  THERE IS HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  IN
THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXA-
TION  AND  FINANCE  A  SPECIAL  FUND  TO  BE  KNOWN AS THE "GUN VIOLENCE
RESEARCH FUND".
  2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED BY THE  DEPARTMENT
OF  TAXATION  AND  FINANCE,  PURSUANT  TO  THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION SIX
HUNDRED THIRTY-E OF THE TAX LAW AND ALL OTHER MONIES APPROPRIATED, CRED-
ITED, OR TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE  PURSUANT  TO
LAW.    NOTHING  CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL PREVENT THE STATE FROM RECEIVING
GRANTS, GIFTS OR BEQUESTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE  FUND  AS  DEFINED  IN
THIS SECTION  AND DEPOSITING THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO LAW.

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

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