Tax credit; agricultural best management practices.
Summary
Tax credit; agricultural best management practices. Creates an enhanced individual and corporate income tax credit for taxable years 2021 through 2024 for the implementation of certain agricultural best management practices by the taxpayer that are required as part of a certified resource management plan. The enhanced tax credit is equal to 50 percent of the first $100,000 expended in implementing certain agricultural best management practices, and each amount shall be consistent with the rate offered for each eligible practice under the Virginia Agricultural Best Management Practices Cost-Share Program. The bill retains a tax credit for 25 percent of expenses made for all other agricultural best management practices that are not eligible for the enhanced credit rate, but increases the maximum amount of expenses to which one can apply the 25 percent credit from $70,000 to $100,000. A taxpayer may not claim credit for the same practice in the same management area under both the 25 percent and enhanced 75 percent credits. The aggregate amount of credit claimed per taxpayer shall not exceed $75,000 per year, and the aggregate amount of individual and corporate credits claimed among all taxpayers and credits shall not exceed $2 million per year. The bill sunsets the existing agricultural best management practices tax credits after taxable year 2024.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 8, 2021
Signed Mar 11, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 4, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 15, 2021
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 4, 2021
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Mar 11, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 40 (effective - see bill)
executive
Feb 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House (98-Y 0-N 2-A)
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1162S1
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21104366D-S1
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 8, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 8, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100999D
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
EH
Emmett Hanger
RRepublican
Co
John Avoli
RRepublican
Co
LL
Lynwood Lewis
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Monty Mason
DDemocratic
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