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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 1140

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Relating to: a tax credit for local newspaper subscriptions. (FE)

Income tax — Deduction Newspaper and magazine

  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 a nonrefundable income tax credit for amounts paid to

subscribe to a qualifying local newspaper. A qualifying local newspaper is a

newspaper that is qualified to print legal notices under current law. The credit is

equal to 50 percent of the amount paid to subscribe to a qualifying local newspaper,

and is limited to a maximum credit of $250 per taxable year.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bare (D) , Clancy (D) , Emerson (D) , J. Anderson (D) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Murphy (R) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Shankland (D) , Shelton (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stubbs (D)

2 cosponsors

Pfaff (D) , Spreitzer (D)

Full history

  1. Mar 6, 2024 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives J. Anderson, Emerson, Bare, Clancy, Jacobson, Joers, Moore Omokunde, Murphy, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ratcliff, Shankland, Shelton, Snodgrass and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Spreitzer and Pfaff

  2. Mar 6, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  3. Mar 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1