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Sponsors
15 Co-sponsors
37 Multi-sponsors
- Thomas Alfano
- James Bacalles
- Robert Barra
- Inez Barron
- Ronald Canestrari
- William Colton
- Jane Corwin
- Francine DelMonte
- Jeffrey Dinowitz
- Janet Duprey
- Adriano Espaillat
- Gary Finch
- Dennis H. Gabryszak
- Joseph Giglio
- Stephen Hawley
- Charles Lavine
- Peter Lopez
- Alan Maisel
- Nettie Mayersohn
- John McEneny
- Thomas McKevitt
- Joel Miller
- Marcus Molinaro
- Felix Ortiz
- Crystal Peoples-Stokes
- Audrey Pheffer
- Andrew Raia
- Robert Reilly
- Jose Rivera
- Naomi Rivera
- Peter Rivera
- Teresa Sayward
- Mark J.F. Schroeder
- Robert Sweeney
- Fred Thiele
- David Townsend
- Harvey Weisenberg
History
- Tabled
- Vetoed memo.6754
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- 3rd reading cal.1024
- Substituted for S7551
- Referred to investigations and government operations
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Amended on third reading 7253a
- Ordered to third reading cal.484
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- Returned to assembly
- Died in senate
- Referred to rules
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.372
- Rules report cal.372
- Reported
- Reported referred to rules
- Referred to ways and means
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Allows for a gift to the love your library fund on corporate and personal income tax return forms
Senate Floor Calendar · Sponsor Suzi Oppenheimer
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A7253A
Title of bill
An act to amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to the love your library fund
Purpose or general idea of bill
To raise the visibility and public's awareness of libraries, and create an additional revenue source for funding of summer reading programs in libraries.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 amends the Tax Law by adding a new Section 209-h authorizing corporate income taxpayers to contribute to the love your library fund. The contribution can be in any whole dollar amount and shall not reduce the amount of state tax paid. The Commissioner shall include space on the corporate income tax return to enable taxpayers to make these contributions. All revenues thus collected shall be credited to the love your library fund and shall be used only for purposes enumerated in Section 99-4 of the State Finance Law.
Section 2 amends the Tax Law by adding a new Section 630-b with equiv- alent provisions for personal income taxpayers.
Section 3 amends section 99-l of the State Finance Law by directing funds generated as a result of these amendments to the Tax law into the "Love Your Library Fund".
Justification
The New York Library Association reports that over 51% of New York's population are registered library users. Marist College polls also report that 67% of those polled believe that having a library in their local community is very valuable, while 62% of those polled support an increase of taxes to support library services in their commu- nity. Citizens view libraries as a valuable resource, and this legis- lation provides a new way for individuals to support increased library funding.
Summer reading programs now reach over 900,000 New York children each summer, keeping their reading skills from deteriorating while school is not in session. The grants that will be made from the "love your library fund" will support these programs. Moneys will be allocated with atten- tion to geographic diversity as well as population served.
Prior legislative history
A.2389-A and S.1957-A of 2007/2008; A.6423-A and S.4466-A of 2005/2006; A.11096 and S.4639-A of 2003/2004
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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