Bill Text: NY A05549 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 5549 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Establishes space on the personal income tax form to make a gift for home delivered meals for seniors through the senior nutrition assistance program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-05-30 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [A05549 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A05549-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5549
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 23, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Ways and Means
       AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a gift for home
         delivered meals for seniors on the personal income tax form
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  tax  law is amended by adding a new section 626-a to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S 626-A. GIFT FOR HOME DELIVERED MEALS FOR SENIORS. EFFECTIVE FOR  ANY
    4  TAX  YEAR  COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN, AN
    5  INDIVIDUAL IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR MAY ELECT TO  CONTRIBUTE  TO  THE  SENIOR
    6  NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING HOME DELIVERED
    7  MEALS  TO SENIORS. SUCH CONTRIBUTION SHALL BE IN ANY WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT
    8  AND SHALL NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STATE TAX OWED  BY  SUCH  INDIVIDUAL.
    9  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL INCLUDE SPACE ON THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX RETURN,
   10  ENTITLED "MEALS ON WHEELS FOR SENIORS", TO ENABLE  A  TAXPAYER  TO  MAKE
   11  SUCH  CONTRIBUTION.    NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ALL
   12  REVENUES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL  BE  CREDITED  TO  THE
   13  SENIOR  NUTRITION  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM  AND USED ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF
   14  PROVIDING HOME DELIVERED MEALS TO SENIORS.
   15    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08822-01-1