Sponsored bills
Creates the empire state digital gaming media production credit for a taxpayer which is a digital gaming media production entity engaged in qualified digital gaming media production, or who is a sole proprietor of or a member of a partnership, which is a digital gaming media production entity engaged in qualified digital gaming media production; creates the empire state digital gaming diversity job training development fund; requires the empire state development corporation to file a biannual report with the director of the division of the budget and the chairpersons of the assembly ways and means committee and the senate finance committee; makes related provisions.
Increases the amount of the farm workforce retention credit from $600 to $1,200 per farm employee.
Establishes a procurement goal that at least fifteen percent of all food and food products purchased by state agencies shall be New York state food products in the first and second year after such law takes effect, at least twenty percent in the third year and twenty-five percent thereafter.
Establishes a COVID-19 relief grant program for veterans service organizations impacted by COVID-19 to provide grants to eligible veterans service organizations to defray certain expenses of the organization including rent, utilities, scheduled mortgage payments, scheduled debt payments and other ordinary and necessary business expenses; makes an appropriation therefor.
Provides that the tax on cigars shall be at the rate of seventy-five percent of the wholesale price or fifty cents, whichever is less, and is intended to be imposed only once upon the sale of any premium cigars; defines "premium cigar".
Authorizes municipalities to offer real property tax credits to certain volunteers who live in one municipality but who serve in neighboring municipalities.
Requires that article VII bills submitted by the governor must relate specifically to either an appropriation or a proposal to raise revenue, and be necessary in order to effectuate such appropriation or revenue proposal.
Relates to items of appropriation.