Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 23, 2017 |
signed chap.382 |
Oct 11, 2017 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 12, 2017 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.119 substituted for a6800 |
May 08, 2017 |
referred to children and families delivered to assembly passed senate |
Apr 26, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
Apr 25, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
Apr 24, 2017 |
1st report cal.569 |
Feb 16, 2017 |
referred to social services |
Senate Bill S4492
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2017-S4492 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6800
- Law Section:
- Social Services
2017-S4492 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the office of children and family services, in conjunction with the department of taxation and finance, to complete a report by July 30, 2018, on the impact of a tax deduction for expenses, including adoption fees, medical and legal fees, court costs and any other related expenses paid or incurred by a taxpayer and attributed to the adoption of a special needs child.
2017-S4492 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4492 TITLE OF BILL : An act in relation to a report on the impact of a tax deduction for expenses of the adoption of a special needs child PURPOSE : To direct the Office of Children and Family Services to complete a report studying the impact a tax deduction can have on alleviating expenses associated with adopting a special needs child. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one of this bill directs the Office of Children and Family Services, in consultation with the Department of Taxation and Finance to complete a report on the impact of a tax deduction for expenses attributed to adopting a special needs child, such as adoption fees, medical, and legal fees. The report shall include but not limited to: 1. the trend of adoptions for special needs children over the past 10 years;
2017-S4492 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4492 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 16, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services AN ACT in relation to a report on the impact of a tax deduction for expenses of the adoption of a special needs child THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. 1. The office of children and family services, in consulta- tion with the department of taxation and finance, shall complete a report on the impact of a tax deduction for expenses, including adoption fees, medical and legal fees, court costs and any other related expenses paid or incurred by a taxpayer and attributed to the adoption of a special needs child. 2. Such report shall include, but not be limited to: (a) the trend of adoptions for special needs children over the past ten years; (b) how many special needs children have been adopted in the past ten years in the state of New York; (c) the length of the waiting period prior to adoption for special needs children; (d) the per-year out-of-pocket costs incurred by parents of special needs children that would not be incurred by parents of children without special needs; and (e) the existing benefits available for adoptive parents of special needs children. 3. For purposes of this act, a child with special needs shall mean any child who is under the age of twenty-one and who possesses a specific physical, mental, or emotional condition or disability of such severity or kind that, in the opinion of the office of children and family services, would constitute a significant obstacle to the child's adoption. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09959-01-7
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