Bill > A05831

This bill establishes a voluntary donation mechanism for uterine fibroids education through tax returns for both corporate and individual taxpayers in New York. Specifically, the legislation creates a new "uterine fibroids education fund" that allows taxpayers to make additional voluntary contributions when filing their state tax returns, with those contributions going into a special fund managed jointly by the tax commissioner and state comptroller. These donated funds will be exclusively used for uterine fibroids education projects, which are defined as educational initiatives approved by the Department of Health, including grants for education programs targeting healthcare providers and the general public. The bill mandates that the Department of Health will aim to spend all received funds within the fiscal year they are collected, and the fund can also accept grants and gifts from other sources. Importantly, these voluntary contributions do not reduce the taxpayer's tax liability and are purely optional additional donations specifically earmarked for increasing awareness and understanding of uterine fibroids.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A5831