Senate Bill S9446

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Subtracts from the federal adjusted gross income any income earned by election inspectors, poll clerks, or election coordinators

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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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2021-S9446 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10463
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Tax Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §612, Tax L; amd §131-n, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S613, A1088

2021-S9446 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Subtracts from the federal adjusted gross income any income earned by election inspectors, poll clerks, or election coordinators earned while working in relation to a general, primary, run-off primary, or special election to the extent includable in gross income for federal tax purposes; exempts such income from being included in the calculation of the amount of benefits under public assistance programs.

2021-S9446 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S9446 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9446
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 27, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- 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, in relation to subtracting from the federal
   adjusted gross income any income earned by election  inspectors,  poll
   clerks,  or  election  coordinators;  and to amend the social services
   law, in relation to exempting income earned  by  election  inspectors,
   poll  clerks,  or  election  coordinators  from  being included in the
   calculation of the amount of benefits under public assistance programs
 
   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 47 to read as follows:
   (47) INCOME EARNED WHILE WORKING AS AN ELECTION INSPECTOR, POLL CLERK,
 OR ELECTION COORDINATOR PURSUANT TO TITLE FOUR OF ARTICLE THREE  OF  THE
 ELECTION LAW IN RELATION TO A GENERAL, PRIMARY, RUN-OFF PRIMARY PURSUANT
 TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION  6-162 OF THE ELECTION LAW, OR SPECIAL
 ELECTION HELD PURSUANT TO SECTION FORTY-TWO OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS  LAW,
 TO  THE  EXTENT  INCLUDIBLE  IN  GROSS  INCOME  FOR  FEDERAL  INCOME TAX
 PURPOSES.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 131-n of the  social  services  law,  as
 separately  amended  by  chapters  323  and  329 of the laws of 2019, is
 amended to read as follows:
   1. The following resources shall be exempt and disregarded  in  calcu-
 lating  the amount of benefits of any household under any public assist-
 ance program: (a) cash and liquid or nonliquid resources up to two thou-
 sand dollars, or three thousand dollars in the  case  of  households  in
 which  any  member  is  sixty years of age or older, (b) an amount up to
 four thousand six hundred fifty  dollars  in  a  separate  bank  account
 established  by  an  individual while currently in receipt of assistance
 for the sole purpose of enabling the individual to purchase a  first  or
 replacement  vehicle  for  the  recipient  to  seek,  obtain or maintain
 employment, so long as the funds are not used for any other purpose, (c)
 an amount up to one thousand four hundred dollars  in  a  separate  bank
 account  established  by  an  individual  while  currently in receipt of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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