NY State Senate Bill S3570

senate Bill S3570

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes an arts fund to receive contributions for the support of the New York state council on the arts

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Apr 09, 2019	referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate
Mar 14, 2019	advanced to third reading
Mar 13, 2019	2nd report cal.
Mar 12, 2019	1st report cal.259
Feb 08, 2019	referred to budget and revenue

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Apr 9, 2019 - floor Vote

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Mar 12, 2019 - committee Vote

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Committee Vote: Mar 12, 2019

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S3570 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7994
Law Section:: Tax Law
Laws Affected:: Add §630-g, Tax L; add §97-yyyy, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S3441
2011-2012: S1913
2013-2014: S921
2015-2016: S948
2017-2018: S3453

S3570 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an arts fund to receive contributions for the support of the New York state council on the arts through a personal income tax return check-off; provides that for tax years on or after January 1, 2019, any individual may elect to contribute to the arts fund by indicating such intent on a tax form.

S3570 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S3570

SPONSOR: SERRANO
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the tax law and the state finance law,
in relation to gifts for the support of the New York state council on
the arts

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this bill is to provide the New York State Council on the
Arts with additional resources.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

The bill would allow taxpayers to make a gift to the New York State
Council on the Arts through a "check-off" on their New York State
personal income tax return. Gifts would have to be made in whole dollar
amounts and would not reduce the amount of tax owed by the donor. All
gifts made by taxpayers would be deposited to a special arts fund in the
joint custody of the State Comptroller and the Commissioner of Taxation
and Finance. Amounts in the arts fund would be appropriated by the

Legislature and paid out to the New York State Council on the Arts.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This bill would increase funding for the New York State Council on the
Arts without impacting current State funds. Due to severe budgetary
constraints, New York State Council on the Arts support has been signif-
icantly lagging ever since the housing crises and recession.  This
declining support has had a devastating effect upon many of New York's
cultural institutions as well as related or dependent businesses and
employees. This bill would give New York taxpayers the opportunity to
use the New York State personal income tax form as a mechanism for
making voluntary contributions to foster arts and cultural programming
throughout the state.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2015-2016: S948-A-REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None. Authorizes voluntary donations.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act would take effect immediately.

S3570 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  3570

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 8, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. SERRANO, BAILEY, KRUEGER, SAVINO -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Budget and Revenue

AN  ACT  to  amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to
  gifts for the support of the New York state council on the arts

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

  Section  1.  The  legislature hereby finds and determines that, due to
severe budgetary constraints, the amount of state  funds  available  for
the  support  of the New York state council on the arts has been sharply
diminished over the past few years.  This decrease in support has had  a
devastating  effect  upon  many  of New York's cultural institutions, as
well as many related or dependent businesses and employees. Accordingly,
the legislature hereby finds and determines that taxpayers of the  state
of  New  York  should  have  the  opportunity  to use the New York state
personal income tax form as a mechanism for  making  voluntary  contrib-
utions  for the support of the New York state council on the arts. It is
the intent of the  legislature  that  any  funds  so  contributed  shall
supplement  and  not  offset  or diminish in any way the amount of funds
made available to the New York state council on  the  arts  pursuant  to
annual budget appropriations.
  §  2.  The tax law is amended by adding a new section 630-g to read as
follows:
  § 630-G. GIFT TO THE ARTS FUND. EFFECTIVE FOR ANY TAX YEAR  COMMENCING
ON  OR  AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, AN INDIVIDUAL MAY
ELECT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ARTS FUND CREATED PURSUANT TO  SECTION  NINE-
TY-SEVEN-YYYY  OF  THE STATE FINANCE LAW FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE NEW YORK
STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS. SUCH  CONTRIBUTION  SHALL  BE  IN  ANY  WHOLE
DOLLAR  AMOUNT AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TAX OWED BY SUCH INDI-
VIDUAL. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL INCLUDE SPACE ON THE PERSONAL INCOME  TAX
RETURN  TO  ENABLE A TAXPAYER TO MAKE SUCH CONTRIBUTION. NOTWITHSTANDING

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

                                                           LBD03562-01-9

S. 3570                             2

ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW,  ALL  REVENUE  COLLECTED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
SECTION  SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE ARTS FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION NINE-
TY-SEVEN-YYYY OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW AND USED ONLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF
THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS.
  §  3. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 97-yyyy
to read as follows:
  § 97-YYYY. ARTS FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED IN THE JOINT  CUSTODY
OF  THE STATE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE A
FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "ARTS 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 MONEYS APPROPRIATED, CRED-
ITED, OR TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE  PURSUANT  TO
LAW.    FOR  EACH  STATE FISCAL YEAR, THERE SHALL BE APPROPRIATED TO THE
FUND BY THE STATE, IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER MONEYS REQUIRED TO BE DEPOS-
ITED INTO SUCH FUND, AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE AMOUNTS OF MONEYS  COLLECTED
AND  DEPOSITED INTO THE FUND PURSUANT TO SECTION SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-G OF
THE TAX LAW DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR  YEAR,  AS  CERTIFIED  BY  THE
COMPTROLLER.  NOTHING  CONTAINED  HEREIN  SHALL  PREVENT  THE STATE FROM
RECEIVING GRANTS, GIFTS OR BEQUESTS FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF  THE  FUND  AS
DEFINED  IN  THIS SECTION AND DEPOSITING THEM INTO THE FUND ACCORDING TO
LAW.
  3. MONEYS OF THE FUND MAY BE INVESTED BY THE  STATE  COMPTROLLER,  AND
INCOME FROM THE INVESTMENTS OF MONEYS DEPOSITED TO THIS FUND PURSUANT TO
SECTION  SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-G OF THE TAX LAW SHALL BE CREDITED SOLELY TO
THIS FUND.
  § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Mar 12, 2019 - committee Vote

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José M. Serrano

Current Bill Status - Passed Senate

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Apr 9, 2019 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Apr 9, 2019

Mar 12, 2019 - committee Vote

Committee Vote: Mar 12, 2019

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Jamaal T. Bailey

Liz Krueger

Rachel May

Diane J. Savino

S3570 (ACTIVE) - Details

S3570 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S3570 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3570 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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