Assembly Bill A4389A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the "omnibus emergency services volunteer incentive act" to provide certain benefits to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers

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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-A4389 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1994
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §606, Tax L; amd §§9104 & 9105, Ins L; amd §§401, 404-b & 404-f, V & T L; add §669-i, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3983
2011-2012: A7154, S4646
2013-2014: A4781, S3297
2015-2016: A4385, S2780
2019-2020: A4239, S939
2021-2022: A5793, S5444
2023-2024: A5157, S4237

2017-A4389 - Summary

Enacts the "omnibus emergency services volunteer incentive act" to provide benefits to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers; increases the personal income tax deduction after four or more years of service; exempts motor vehicles used in the performance of such volunteers' duties from registration fees, use taxes and special fees for volunteer license plates; authorizes the provision of municipal health insurance coverage to such volunteers

2017-A4389 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4389
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PALMESANO, BLANKENBUSH, DiPIETRO, GARBARINO,
   GRAF, MONTESANO, ZEBROWSKI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BARCLAY,
   CASTORINA, CROUCH, CURRAN, FINCH, FRIEND, GIGLIO, LAWRENCE, LUPINACCI,
   B. MILLER, SALADINO, WALTER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Ways and Means

 AN  ACT to amend the tax law, the insurance law, the vehicle and traffic
   law and the education law, in relation to enacting the  omnibus  emer-
   gency services volunteer incentive act
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "omnibus emergency services volunteer incentive act".
   §  2. Paragraphs 1 and 3 of subsection (e-2) of section 606 of the tax
 law, paragraph 1 as added by section 1 of part U of chapter  62  of  the
 laws  of 2006, paragraph 3 as added by section 4 of part N of chapter 61
 of the laws of 2006 and such subsection as relettered by  section  1  of
 part  K  of  chapter  59  of  the  laws  of 2014, are amended to read as
 follows:
   (1) For taxable years beginning on and after January first, two  thou-
 sand  seven, a resident taxpayer who serves as an active volunteer fire-
 fighter as defined in subdivision one of section two hundred fifteen  of
 the  general municipal law or as a volunteer ambulance worker as defined
 in subdivision fourteen of section two hundred nineteen-k of the general
 municipal law shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed by  this
 article  equal to two hundred dollars. In order to receive this credit a
 volunteer firefighter or  volunteer  ambulance  worker  must  have  been
 active  for the entire taxable year for which the credit is sought.  FOR
 TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND  NINE-
 TEEN, A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER OR VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKER WHO HAS BEEN
 ACTIVE  FOR  FOUR  OR MORE CONSECUTIVE TAXABLE YEARS SHALL BE ALLOWED AN
 ADDITIONAL CREDIT EQUAL TO FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-A4389A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1994
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §606, Tax L; amd §§9104 & 9105, Ins L; amd §§401, 404-b & 404-f, V & T L; add §669-i, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S3983
2011-2012: A7154, S4646
2013-2014: A4781, S3297
2015-2016: A4385, S2780
2019-2020: A4239, S939
2021-2022: A5793, S5444
2023-2024: A5157, S4237

2017-A4389A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "omnibus emergency services volunteer incentive act" to provide benefits to volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers; increases the personal income tax deduction after four or more years of service; exempts motor vehicles used in the performance of such volunteers' duties from registration fees, use taxes and special fees for volunteer license plates; authorizes the provision of municipal health insurance coverage to such volunteers

2017-A4389A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4389--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PALMESANO, BLANKENBUSH, DiPIETRO, GARBARINO,
   MONTESANO, ZEBROWSKI, NORRIS, BRABENEC, JOHNS -- Multi-Sponsored by --
   M. of A.  BARCLAY, CASTORINA, CROUCH, CURRAN, FINCH,  FRIEND,  GIGLIO,
   LAWRENCE,  B. MILLER,  M. L. MILLER,  MORINELLO, WALSH, WALTER -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- recommitted to
   the Committee on Ways and Means in accordance with  Assembly  Rule  3,
   sec.  2  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the tax law, the insurance law, the vehicle and  traffic
   law  and  the education law, in relation to enacting the omnibus emer-
   gency services volunteer incentive act
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "omnibus emergency services volunteer incentive act".
   § 2. Paragraphs 1 and 3 of subsection (e-2) of section 606 of the  tax
 law,  paragraph  1  as added by section 1 of part U of chapter 62 of the
 laws of 2006, paragraph 3 as added by section 4 of part N of chapter  61
 of  the  laws  of 2006 and such subsection as relettered by section 1 of
 part K of chapter 59 of the  laws  of  2014,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (1)  For taxable years beginning on and after January first, two thou-
 sand seven, a resident taxpayer who serves as an active volunteer  fire-
 fighter  as defined in subdivision one of section two hundred fifteen of
 the general municipal law or as a volunteer ambulance worker as  defined
 in subdivision fourteen of section two hundred nineteen-k of the general
 municipal  law shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed by this
 article equal to two hundred dollars. In order to receive this credit  a
 volunteer  firefighter  or  volunteer  ambulance  worker  must have been
 active for the entire taxable year for which the credit is sought.   FOR
 TAXABLE  YEARS BEGINNING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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