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- Reported and committed to finance
- Print number 5790a
- Amend and recommit to investigations and government operations
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Authorizes a tax check-off for gifts to food banks
In Senate Committee · Investigations And Government Operations · Sponsor William Magee
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5790A
Title of bill
An act to amend the tax law and the state finance law, in relation to authorizing a tax check-off for gifts to food banks
Purpose
Authorizes a tax check-off for gifts to the regional food banks to assist in providing food and nutritious supplement to those in need throughout New York State.
Summary of provisions
The Tax Law is amended by adding a new Section 625-a and the State Finance Law is amended by adding a new Section 82 to allow taxpayers to make contributions to the regional food banks in New York State on their tax returns.
Justification
Clearly, in both good times and bad, there will always be families that are, sadly, unable to afford good food and proper nutrition and this is even more evident as both the state and federal governments create limitations for financial assistance for those in need. More than that, as more and more families rely on not-for-profit organizations, religious groups and regional food banks, we must ensure that these associations have the needed resources to respond.
With that said, this legislation would provide a great and growing opportunity for food banks and the like to increase their outreach and ability to serve the neediest of our residents at a time when they need that assistance to, in some cases, simply sustain themselves and their families from one paycheck to the next.
Legislative history
1999-00: A.6511/S.5056 2001-02: A.1447/S.538 2003-04: A.865/S.191 2005-06: A.602/S.1131 2007-08: A.1604/S.240 2009-10: A.6045A
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None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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