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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 437

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an income and franchise tax credit for hiring unemployed disabled veterans.

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates an income and franchise tax credit for hiring unemployed

veterans. Under the bill, a taxpayer may claim the following amounts as credits:

1. For each disabled veteran the taxpayer hires in the taxable year to work a

full-time job in this state, $4,000 in the taxable year in which the disabled veteran

is hired and $2,000 in each of the three taxable years following the taxable year in

which the disabled veteran is hired.

2. For each disabled veteran the taxpayer hires in the taxable year to work a

part-time job in this state, $2,000 in the taxable year in which the disabled veteran

is hired and $1,000 in each of the three taxable years following the taxable year in

which the disabled veteran is hired.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Berceau (D) , Brooks (R) , C. Taylor (D) , Fields (D) , Jacque (R) , Kaufert (R) , Knilans (R) , Sinicki (D) , Spanbauer (R) , Tranel (R) , Wynn (R)

6 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Lassa (D) , S. Coggs (D) , Schultz (R) , T. Cullen (D) , Taylor (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 1

Passed 10–1 Jan 27, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Dec 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Wynn, Spanbauer, Jacque, Tranel, Knilans, Berceau, Kaufert, Fields, Brooks, C. Taylor and Sinicki;Cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Schultz, T. Cullen, Carpenter, Taylor and S. Coggs

  2. Dec 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs

  3. Dec 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 12, 2012 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 17, 2012 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Wynn

  6. Jan 19, 2012 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Jan 27, 2012 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 1

  8. Jan 27, 2012 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  9. Jan 27, 2012 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  10. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1