New York A 1171: Prohibits vivisection at colleges, universities, professional, proprietary or graduate schools where a scientifically and educationally satisfactory method or strategy exists

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A01171 Summary:

BILL NOA01171 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSimon (MS)

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COSPNSRShimsky, Colton, Jacobson, Sayegh, Morinello, Brabenec, DeStefano, Bendett, Slater, Tague

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MLTSPNSRBichotte Hermelyn, Williams

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Amd §615, Tax L

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Provides for a tax deduction for the adoption of a child with special needs of an amount equal to $10,000.

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BILL NOA01171 

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01/09/2025referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1171

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, SHIMSKY, COLTON, JACOBSON, SAYEGH, MORI-
 NELLO, BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO, BENDETT, SLATER, TAGUE -- Multi-Sponsored
 by -- M. of A. BICHOTTE HERMELYN, WILLIAMS -- read once and referred
 to the Committee on Ways and Means

 AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a tax deduction
 for the adoption of a child with special needs

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 615 of the tax law is amended by
 2 adding a new paragraph 6 to read as follows:
 3 (6) an amount equal to ten thousand dollars for the adoption of a
 4 child with special needs. The amount allowed by this paragraph may be
 5 used by a taxpayer to increase such taxpayer's deduction in each year
 6 that the taxpayer is the legal parent of a child with special needs.
 7 For purposes of this paragraph, a child with special needs shall mean
 8 any child who is under the age of twenty-one and who possesses a specif-
 9 ic physical, mental, or emotional condition or disability of such sever-
 10 ity or kind that, in the opinion of the office of children and family
 11 services, would constitute a significant obstacle to the child's
 12 adoption.
 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to taxable
 14 years commencing on and after January 1, 2025.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02588-01-5

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