2020 -- H 8001 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX | |
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Introduced By: Representative Robert E. Craven | |
Date Introduced: March 12, 2020 | |
Referred To: House Finance | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 44-30-2.11 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-30 entitled "Personal |
2 | Income Tax" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 44-30-2.11. Refund deduction for contribution to the substance use and mental health |
4 | leadership council of RI Refund deduction for contribution to The Substance Use and Mental |
5 | Health Leadership Council of RI. |
6 | (a) There shall be provided as a deduction from any refund from the Rhode Island personal |
7 | income tax otherwise due to a taxpayer for a taxable year a contribution to the substance use and |
8 | mental health leadership council of RI The Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council |
9 | of RI. The provision for the contribution shall appear on the state personal income tax return as |
10 | follows: |
11 | Substance use and mental health leadership council of RI The Substance Use and Mental |
12 | Health Leadership Council of RI. |
13 | Check if you wish to contribute |
14 | $1.00 |
15 | $5.00 |
16 | $10.00 |
17 | $ (write in amount of your tax REFUND for this program.) |
18 | (b) The tax administrator shall annually forward by August 1, all contributions made to the |
19 | substance use and mental health leadership council of RI The Substance Use and Mental Health |
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1 | Leadership Council of RI to the general treasurer to be deposited in the fund created in ยง 23-14-3. |
2 | The general treasurer shall annually distribute the proceeds of the fund as prescribed in chapter 14 |
3 | of title 23 a restricted receipt account created exclusively for The Substance Use and Mental Health |
4 | Leadership Council of RI and the general treasurer shall annually distribute the proceeds from the |
5 | account to The Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council for community-based mental |
6 | health and substance abuse prevention and treatment services. |
7 | (c) The provisions of this section shall commence for returns filed for the tax year ending |
8 | December 31, 2018. |
9 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX | |
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1 | This act would provide for a voluntary deduction from any refund from the Rhode Island |
2 | personal income tax for a contribution to The Substance Use and Mental Health Leadership Council |
3 | of RI. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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