| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to budget and revenue |
| Mar 26, 2019 |
reported and committed to finance |
| Mar 01, 2019 |
referred to budget and revenue |
Senate Bill S4150
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Budget And Revenue Committee
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) 19th Senate District
2019-S4150 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7563
- Current Committee:
- Senate Budget And Revenue
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §630-g, Tax L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S974
2011-2012: S6207, S2312
2013-2014: S3235
2015-2016: S2886
2017-2018: S2430
2021-2022: S4670, A1960
2019-S4150 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4150
SPONSOR: PARKER
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to authoriz-
ing a tax check-off for the state library system
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Funding for the State Library Aid Program provides support for public
libraries and library systems, reference and research library resource
systems, the New York Public Research Libraries, the Schomburg
Collection and the library for the Blind and Visually Handicapped. In
addition, the aid program also provides special library incentives for
academic libraries, health information and hospital libraries, institu-
tional libraries and the preservation of library resources. The State
Library Aid Program is designed to provide solid financial assistance to
public libraries for the purposes of maintaining and improving the
library services of the state. However, in recent years state funding
for this program has remained relatively constant and has not kept pace
for the real needs of New York's libraries. This legislation would bring
additional annual revenue to the Library Aid Program by allowing tax
payers the option to contribute to the State Library Aid Program via a
2019-S4150 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4150
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 1, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sens. PARKER, PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Budget and Reven-
ue
AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to authorizing a tax check-off
for the state library system
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. GIFTS FOR THE STATE LIBRARY SYSTEM. EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX
YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY, AN INDI-
VIDUAL IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE STATE LIBRARY
AID PROGRAM FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY
SYSTEMS, REFERENCE AND RESEARCH LIBRARY RESOURCE SYSTEMS, THE NEW YORK
PUBLIC RESEARCH LIBRARIES, THE SCHOMBURG COLLECTION AND THE LIBRARY FOR
THE BLIND AND VISUALLY HANDICAPPED. SUCH CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN ANY
WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY
SUCH INDIVIDUAL. 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 PURSU-
ANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE STATE LIBRARY AID PROGRAM
AND SHALL BE USED IN ADDITION TO, NOT TO SUPPLANT, EXISTING FUNDING
UNDER THE STATE LIBRARY AID PROGRAM AND USED FOR ONLY THOSE PURPOSES
ENUMERATED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE OF THE EDUCATION LAW.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10394-01-9
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