Senate Bill S1117

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes gifts, on personal income tax returns, for substance use disorder education and recovery

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Investigations And Government Operations Committee


  • 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-S1117 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Investigations And Government Operations
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Add §629-b, Tax L; add §89-j, St Fin L; add §19.45, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7204
2017-2018: S897
2021-2022: S4086

2019-S1117 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes gifts, on personal income tax returns, for substance use disorder education and recovery; establishes the substance use disorder education and recovery fund for the receipt and expenditure of monies from such gifts; directs the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to provide grants to organizations engaged in activities dedicated to providing education, prevention, treatment or recovery to those suffering from substance use disorders.

2019-S1117 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1117 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1117
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. AMEDORE, AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Investigations
   and Government Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  tax  law, in relation to authorizing a gift for
   substance use disorder education and recovery on personal  income  tax
   returns;  to  amend the state finance law, in relation to establishing
   the substance use disorder education and recovery fund; and  to  amend
   the  mental hygiene law, in relation to providing grants for substance
   use disorder education and recovery
 
   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 629-b to
 read as follows:
   § 629-B. GIFT FOR  SUBSTANCE  USE  DISORDER  EDUCATION  AND  RECOVERY.
 EFFECTIVE  FOR  ANY  TAX  YEAR COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO
 THOUSAND NINETEEN, AN INDIVIDUAL  IN  ANY  TAXABLE  YEAR  MAY  ELECT  TO
 CONTRIBUTE  TO  THE  SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER EDUCATION AND RECOVERY FUND.
 SUCH CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN ANY WHOLE  DOLLAR  AMOUNT  AND  SHALL  NOT
 REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED BY SUCH INDIVIDUAL.  THE COMMISSION-
 ER  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 SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER EDUCATION AND RECOVERY FUND AND USED ONLY
 FOR THOSE PURPOSES ENUMERATED IN  SECTION  EIGHTY-NINE-J  OF  THE  STATE
 FINANCE LAW.
   §  2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 89-j to
 read as follows:
   § 89-J. SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER EDUCATION AND RECOVERY FUND.  1.  THERE
 IS  HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXA-
 TION AND FINANCE AND THE STATE COMPTROLLER, A SPECIAL FUND TO  BE  KNOWN
 AS THE "SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER EDUCATION AND RECOVERY FUND".
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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