Income tax, state and corporate; deduction for commuter benefits provided by an employer.
Summary
Income tax deduction for commuter benefits provided by an employer. Establishes, for taxable years 2020 through 2024, an individual and corporate income tax deduction for commuter benefits, defined in the bill, provided by an employer to its employees. The deduction is available only to the employer and is limited to $265 per employee. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Jan 3, 2020
Signed Apr 10, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
18
Committee
18
Amendments
4
Apr 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1033 (effective - see bill)
executive
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (27-Y 13-N)
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (55-Y 44-N)
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Introduced
House insisted on amendments
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments (52-Y 46-N)
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee on Appropriations amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee on Finance amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with amendments (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance with amendment (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (5-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (28-Y 12-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB277E
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee amendments agreed to
upper
Feb 4, 2020
Introduced
Reading of amendments waived
upper
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendments (12-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Moved from Finance to Finance and Appropriations due to a change of the committee name
upper
Jan 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 3, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103304D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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