Assembly Bill A3356

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Excludes from personal income taxation moneys paid by certain taxpayers over the age of sixty-five for prescription drugs

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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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2017-A3356 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §612, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4023
2011-2012: A4373
2013-2014: A4246
2015-2016: A4804
2019-2020: A5076

2017-A3356 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Excludes from personal income taxation moneys paid by a taxpayer over the age of sixty-five for prescription drugs whose New York adjusted gross income is below or equal to $60,000.

2017-A3356 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3356
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. RAIA, OAKS, MALLIOTAKIS, MONTESANO, RA, GRAF,
   CURRAN, LALOR, FINCH,  MURRAY  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
   BARCLAY,  BLANKENBUSH, CROUCH, DiPIETRO, FITZPATRICK, GIGLIO, GOODELL,
   HAWLEY, KOLB, LUPINACCI,  McDONOUGH,  McKEVITT,  PALMESANO,  SALADINO,
   STEC,  THIELE,  WALTER  --  read once and referred to the Committee on
   Ways and Means
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in  relation  to  excluding  from  personal
   income taxation moneys paid by certain persons for prescription drugs
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 612 of the tax law is amended  by
 adding a new paragraph 42 to read as follows:
   (42)  THE  AMOUNT, UP TO ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, PAID FOR ANY MEDICATION
 PRESCRIBED BY A DOCTOR, NURSE OR OTHER CERTIFIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL FOR
 THE TREATMENT OF ANY  ILLNESS  OR  PHYSICAL  AILMENT  OF  THE  TAXPAYER,
 PROVIDED  THE  TAXPAYER  IS OVER SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OLD AND THE TAXPAYER'S
 NEW YORK ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME IS  BELOW  OR  EQUAL  TO  SIXTY  THOUSAND
 DOLLARS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
 years beginning on or after January 1, 2015.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06901-01-7

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