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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SB 138

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creating an income and franchise tax credit for motor vehicles that use gasoline and ethanol mixtures as fuel and for fuel efficient hybrid motor vehicles.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates an income and franchise tax credit that is equal to the amount

of sales and use taxes a person paid in the taxable year on the purchase or lease of

any new motor vehicle that is licensed for highway use and capable of using both

gasoline and a mixture of gasoline and at least 85 percent ethanol as a fuel to propel

the motor vehicle or is a hybrid motor vehicle with a federal Environmental

Protection Agency rating that is greater than 40 miles per gallon. The amount of the

credit that a person may claim may not exceed an amount equal to $1,000 in the

taxable year for each motor vehicle purchased in that year or $1,000 for all taxable

years combined with respect to the lease of any single motor vehicle.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Erpenbach (D) , Harsdorf (R) , Kreitlow (D) , Schultz (R) , Sullivan (D) , Taylor (D)

6 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Petrowski (R) , Richards (D) , Ripp (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Wood (I)

Full history

  1. Mar 26, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Harsdorf, Kreitlow, Sullivan, Schultz, Taylor and Erpenbach;Cosponsored by Representatives Richards, Petrowski, Wood, Ballweg, Spanbauer and Ripp

  2. Mar 26, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue

  3. May 15, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1