senate Bill S3557

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to small business savings accounts

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 19, 2018 referred to ways and means
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Jun 18, 2018 ordered to third reading cal.1825
committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 03, 2018 referred to investigations and government operations
returned to senate
died in assembly
Jun 20, 2017 referred to ways and means
delivered to assembly
passed senate
ordered to third reading cal.2023
committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 24, 2017 referred to investigations and government operations

Votes

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Jun 18, 2018 - Rules committee Vote

S3557
25
0
committee
25
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Jun 20, 2017 - Rules committee Vote

S3557
25
0
committee
25
Aye
0
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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S3557 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3434
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §43, amd §§209 & 612, Tax L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4376, A6031
2019-2020: S3163, A6706, A7693
2021-2022: S702, A4824
2023-2024: A2087

S3557 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to small business savings accounts; provides tax incentives for contributions and distributions.

S3557 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3557 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  3557

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 24, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- 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 establishing small  business
  savings accounts

  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 "savings accounts for a variable economy (SAVE) for small businesses
act".
  §  2.  The  tax  law  is amended by adding a new section 43 to read as
follows:
  § 43. SMALL BUSINESS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. (A) GENERAL.  (1)  THE  COMMIS-
SIONER  SHALL ESTABLISH   A PROGRAM TO ADMINISTER SMALL BUSINESS SAVINGS
ACCOUNTS UNDER THIS SECTION.
  (2) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SMALL BUSI-
NESS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND SHALL ESTABLISH ACCOUNTS, OR ENTER INTO AGREE-
MENTS THAT MEET THESE STANDARDS TO ADMINISTER SUCH ACCOUNTS.  IN  ESTAB-
LISHING  SUCH  STANDARDS  AND  MAKING  SUCH  AGREEMENTS THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, SEEK TO MINIMIZE FEES,  MINIMIZE  RISK
OF  LOSS  OF  PRINCIPAL,  AND  ENSURE A RANGE OF INVESTMENT RISK OPTIONS
AVAILABLE TO ACCOUNT BENEFICIARIES.  ANY  ELIGIBLE  SMALL  BUSINESS  MAY
ESTABLISH A SMALL BUSINESS SAVINGS ACCOUNT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH BUSINESS
UNDER TERMS WHICH MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
  (B)  DEFINITION.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "SMALL
BUSINESS SAVINGS ACCOUNT" MEANS A TAX PREFERRED SAVINGS ACCOUNT WHICH IS
DESIGNATED AT THE TIME OF ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PLAN AS A SMALL  BUSINESS
SAVINGS  ACCOUNT.  SUCH  DESIGNATION SHALL BE MADE IN SUCH MANNER AS THE
COMMISSIONER MAY BY REGULATION PRESCRIBE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06746-01-7

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