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Sponsors
13 Co-sponsors
34 Multi-sponsors
- Peter Abbate
- Jeffrion Aubry
- Michael Benjamin
- William Boyland
- Alec Brook-Krasny
- Barbara Clark
- William Colton
- Vivian Cook
- Michael Cusick
- Steven Cymbrowitz
- Francine DelMonte
- Sandy Galef
- Deborah Glick
- Aileen Gunther
- Dov Hikind
- Earlene Hooper
- Susan John
- David Koon
- George Latimer
- Charles Lavine
- Vito Lopez
- Nettie Mayersohn
- John McEneny
- Joan Millman
- Crystal Peoples-Stokes
- Audrey Pheffer
- Jose Rivera
- Annette Robinson
- William Scarborough
- Robert Sweeney
- Darryl Towns
- Helene Weinstein
- Harvey Weisenberg
- Keith L.T. Wright
History
- Referred to investigations and government operations
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Amended on third reading 954a
- Ordered to third reading cal.88
- Returned to assembly
- Died in senate
- Referred to finance
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Advanced to third reading cal.419
- Reported
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- Referred to ways and means
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Establishes an arts fund to receive contributions for the support of the New York state council on the arts
In Senate Committee · Investigations And Government Operations · Sponsor José M. Serrano
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A954A
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 Coun- cil on the Arts for the support of the arts.
Justification
The bill could increase funding for the New York State Council on the Arts without making additional demands upon State funds. 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 shar- ply 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. New York's taxpayers should have the opportunity to use the New York State personal income tax form as a mechanism for making voluntary contributions for the support of the New York State Council on the Arts. This bill estab- lishes such a check-off program. The amounts contributed would not reduce a donor-taxpayer's tax liability.
Prior legislative history
2009: A.954/S. 3441 Passed Assembly Referred to Senate Investigations and Government Operations and reported to Finance
2008: A.272-A/S.1327-A Passed Assembly, Referred to Senate Investi- gations and Governmental Operations.
2007: A.272-A/S.1327-A Passed Assembly, Referred to Senate Rules.
2006: A.3374-C/S.2312-C Passed Assembly, Referred to Senate Investi- gations and Governmental Operations.
2005: A.3374-B/S.2312-A Passed Assembly, Referred to Senate Investi- gations and Governmental Operations.
2004: A.5384 Passed Assembly, Referred to Senate Rules.
2003: A.5384 Referred to Ways and Means.
Fiscal implications
Minor administrative costs relating to the admin- istration of the arts fund.
Effective date
This act would take effect immediately.
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