Personal Income Tax Law: exclusion: student loan debt forgiveness: disability and blindness.
Summary
The Personal Income Tax Law provides for various exclusions from gross income, including an exclusion for the amount of student loan indebtedness repaid or canceled pursuant to a specified federal law. This bill would exclude from gross income the amount of student loan debt discharged on or after January 1, 2015, of an eligible individual who was entitled to specified disability benefits or who provides a specified certification of disability with the Franchise Tax Board, as provided. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2015
Last action Feb 1, 2016
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 11, 2015
Lower · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
lower
Mar 19, 2015
Committee
Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
lower
Feb 27, 2015
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 29.
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Catharine B. Baker
RRepublican
Co
Eric Linder
RRepublican
Co
Jim Patterson
RRepublican
Co
Tom Lackey
RRepublican
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