assembly Bill A7539

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides taxpayer gifts for gun violence research; establishes the gun violence research fund

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Jan 08, 2020 referred to ways and means
Jun 06, 2019 reported referred to rules
May 09, 2019 referred to ways and means

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A7539 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §630-g, Tax L; add §86, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9224
2017-2018: A7021
2021-2022: A2111

A7539 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides taxpayer gifts for gun violence research; requires the tax commission to include space on the personal income tax return to enable a taxpayer to make such contribution; establishes the gun violence research fund.

A7539 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  7539

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 9, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Ways and Means

AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to providing taxpayer gifts for
  gun violence research; and to amend the state finance law, in relation
  to establishing the gun violence research fund

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  tax  law is amended by adding a new section 630-g to
read as follows:
  § 630-G. GIFT FOR THE GUN VIOLENCE RESEARCH FUND.  EFFECTIVE  FOR  ANY
TAX  YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, A
TAXPAYER IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE GUN VIOLENCE
RESEARCH FUND ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHTY-SIX  OF  THE  STATE
FINANCE  LAW.  SUCH CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND
SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY  SUCH  TAXPAYER.    THE
COMMISSIONER  SHALL  INCLUDE  SPACE ON THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURN TO
ENABLE A TAXPAYER TO MAKE SUCH CONTRIBUTION. NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
PROVISION  OF LAW, ALL REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL
BE CREDITED TO THE GUN VIOLENCE RESEARCH FUND AND USED  ONLY  FOR  THOSE
PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN SECTION EIGHTY-SIX OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
  §  2.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section 86 to
read as follows:
  § 86. GUN VIOLENCE RESEARCH FUND. 1.  THERE IS HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  IN
THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXA-
TION  AND  FINANCE  A  SPECIAL  FUND  TO  BE  KNOWN AS THE "GUN VIOLENCE
RESEARCH FUND".
  2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED BY THE  DEPARTMENT
OF  TAXATION  AND  FINANCE,  PURSUANT  TO  THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION SIX
HUNDRED THIRTY-G OF THE TAX LAW AND ALL OTHER MONIES APPROPRIATED, CRED-
ITED, OR TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE  PURSUANT  TO
LAW.    NOTHING  CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL PREVENT THE STATE FROM RECEIVING

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