Personal income taxes: credit: still birth.
Summary
The Personal Income Tax Law allows various credits against the taxes imposed by that law, including a credit for a personal exemption for dependents. This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2018, and before January 1, 2023, would allow a credit against those taxes to a taxpayer who holds a Certificate of Still Birth in an amount equal to the actual amount of medical and burial or cremation costs paid or incurred, not to exceed $2,000, during the taxable year in which the still birth occurred. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2018
Last action May 25, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
0
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 25, 2018
Assembly · Reported by committee
In committee: Held under submission.
May 23, 2018
Assembly · Referred to committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
May 15, 2018
Assembly · Reported by committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (May 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
May 1, 2018
Assembly · Referred to committee
Re-referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
Apr 30, 2018
Assembly · Amendment offered
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on REV. & TAX. Read second time and amended.
Mar 19, 2018
Assembly · Reported by committee
In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
Mar 1, 2018
Assembly · Referred to committee
Referred to Com. on REV. & TAX.
Feb 14, 2018
Assembly · Reported by committee
From printer. May be heard in committee March 16.
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jim Patterson
RRepublican
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