What's happening
Writing a plain-English summary… Track this bill to get it by email.
Why it matters
Albany, before your first meeting.
Every bill that moved yesterday, summarized in a sentence and ranked by impact. The Albany Scorecard follows on Sundays.
Free. Unsubscribe in one click. Want alerts on specific bills? Create an account.
Who cares
Headline styles
Sponsors
Senator · Senate District 4
No co-sponsors yet.
History
- Referred to investigations and government operations
- Referred to investigations and government operations
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.
Provides a tax credit for spay or neuter services
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor James Tedisco
Full text
The text isn't available here yet. Check nysenate.gov.
Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S1611
Title of bill
An act to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a tax credit for the cost of spay or neuter services
Purpose
To grant an individual taxpayer a credit of eighty percent of the actual cost of having their cats or dogs spayed or neutered. Credit shall not exceed two hundred dollars.
Summary of provisions
This bill would establish ail individual taxpayer credit of eighty percent of the actual cost of spay or neuter services rendered for dogs or cats not to exceed two hundred dollars.
Justification
In 2005 over forty one thousand cats and dogs were taken into shelters in New York City alone. Over twenty two thousand of these animals were euthanized. According to a report issued by Animal Friendly NYC, a significant number of these animals end up in shelters when their original owners can not afford to spay or neuter the animal. A fertile cat gives birth to eight to twelve young per year on average, and a fertile dog gives birth to four to eight young per year on average. These litters constitute a significant burden to their pet owners and ultimately contribute to the homeless cat and dog population. This is a public health crisis, as well as a burden to taxpayers who pay for the care, feeding, medicine, cleaning, and euthanizing of these animals through publicly funded animal control agencies. Each animal costs taxpayers approximately two hundred dollars. According to the ASPCA, only ten percent of the animals taken into shelters have been spayed, compared to seventy five percent of all pets. Encouraging pet owners to spay and neuter their pets will result in fewer animals in shelters and ultimately save the public money. As well, the money that is credited to a taxpayer is likely to be reinvested into the forty billion dollar per year pet industry which will prove beneficial to the economy.
Legislative history
A.968 of 2011-12; A.993 of 2009-10
Fiscal implications
To be determined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to spay or neuter services in taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2015.
Summaries, headlines and scores are AI-generated from the official bill text. How we score bills. Source: NYS Open Legislation.