Bill Text: NY S07576 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Exempts World War II veterans from state personal income tax; defines WWII veterans.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-23 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [S07576 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S07576-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7576
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 23, 2010
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  ADAMS  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
         ment Operations
       AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to World War II veterans
         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 616-a to
    2  read as follows:
    3    S 616-A. EXEMPTIONS OF WORLD WAR II VETERANS. (A)  FOR  TAXABLE  YEARS
    4  BEGINNING  ON  OR  AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TEN, A WORLD WAR II
    5  VETERAN SHALL BE ENTITLED TO A FULL EXEMPTION FROM THE TAX IMPOSED UNDER
    6  THIS ARTICLE.
    7    (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "WORLD WAR II VETERAN"  MEANS  A
    8  MEMBER  OF  THE  ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO SERVED THEREIN AT
    9  ANY TIME DURING WORLD WAR II, FROM THE SEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, NINETEEN
   10  HUNDRED FORTY-ONE, TO AND INCLUDING THE THIRTY-FIRST  DAY  OF  DECEMBER,
   11  NINETEEN  HUNDRED  FORTY-SIX,  WHO  WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED OR RELEASED
   12  UNDER HONORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES FROM SUCH SERVICE, WHO IS A CITIZEN OF THE
   13  UNITED STATES OR AN ALIEN LAWFULLY ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT  RESIDENCE  IN
   14  THE UNITED STATES AND WHO IS A RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
   15    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
   16  years beginning on or after January 1, 2010.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD16812-01-0