S 1798 Massachusetts Senate · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act to reduce poverty by expanding the EITC and the child and family tax credit

This bill aims to reduce poverty in Massachusetts by expanding the state Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child and Family Tax Credit. It increases the percentage of the federal credit that residents can claim and raises the base credit amount to $600 for eligible households, including those with disabled members or multiple children. The legislation also requires the state to provide multilingual information and posters to help low-income families and employers understand these new tax benefits.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action Jun 24, 2024
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Revenue
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors

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