Research and development tax credits; extends sunset date, aggregate caps.
Summary
Research and development tax credits; sunset; aggregate caps. Extends the sunset date for both the research and development expenses tax credit and the major research and development expenses tax credit from January 1, 2022, to January 1, 2025. Beginning with taxable year 2021, the bill increases the aggregate cap of the research and development expenses tax credit from $7 million to $7.77 million and increases the aggregate cap of the major research and development expenses tax credit from $20 million to $24 million. For both credits, the bill moves back the annual deadline for applications for the credit from July 1 to September 1. This bill is identical to SB 110.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Signed Mar 25, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
17
Committee
19
Amendments
2
Mar 25, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 469 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 2, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 2-N)
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (85-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 27, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Introduced
Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 2-N)
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB748S1
upper
Feb 26, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20108926D-S1
upper
Feb 25, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (91-Y 8-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB748E
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Committee
Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance with amendments (18-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101348D
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones
DDemocratic
Co
David Reid
DDemocratic
Co
Don Scott
DDemocratic
Co
Eileen Filler-Corn
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Jordan
RRepublican
Co
Kathleen Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
Co
Mark L. Keam
DDemocratic
Co
Martha M. Mugler
DDemocratic
Co
Steve E. Heretick
DDemocratic
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