Assembly Bill A5076

2019-2020 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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2019-A5076 (ACTIVE) - Details

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
2017-2018: A3356

2019-A5076 (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.

2019-A5076 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5076
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. RAIA, MALLIOTAKIS, MONTESANO, RA, LALOR, FINCH,
   BARNWELL -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  BARCLAY,  BLANKENBUSH,
   CROUCH,  DiPIETRO,  FITZPATRICK,  GIGLIO, GOODELL, HAWLEY, KOLB, McDO-
   NOUGH, M. L. MILLER, MORINELLO, PALMESANO, STEC, THIELE --  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 43 to read as follows:
   (43) 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, 2019.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07893-01-9

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