Income Tax Credit For Employer 529 Contributions
Summary
The bill creates a temporary income tax credit for income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2019, but prior to January 1, 2022, for employers that make contributions to 529 qualified state tuition program accounts owned by their employees in an amount equal to 20% of the contribution, not to exceed $500. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Feb 5, 2018
Signed May 29, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 4, 2018
How they voted
44–6
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 53
May 4, 2018
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican24
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
2
Committee
5
May 29, 2018
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
May 4, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-6-3)
senate
May 1, 2018
Committee
Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Apr 26, 2018
Committee
Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations
upper
Apr 23, 2018
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance
upper
Apr 19, 2018
Committee
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Mar 14, 2018
Committee
House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to Appropriations
lower
Mar 12, 2018
Committee
House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to Finance
lower
Feb 5, 2018
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Education + Finance
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alec Garnett
DDemocratic
P
BG
Bob Gardner
RRepublican
P
KV
Kevin Van Winkle
RRepublican
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