Coal tax credits; sunset date.
Summary
Sunset of coal tax credits. Sunsets the Coal Employment and Production Incentive Tax Credit and Coalfield Employment Enhancement Tax Credit after tax year 2021 and prohibits the allocation of such credits on and after January 1, 2022. The bill provides that if Coal Employment and Production Incentive Tax Credit credits were earned prior to January 1, 2022, the credit holder may claim the credits in subsequent tax years pursuant to the applicable carryover requirements of current law; however, such credit holders would be limited to claiming $1 million in carryover credits per taxable year. The bill directs the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy to convene a stakeholder process to report by December 1, 2021 on recommendations for how the Commonwealth can provide economic transition support to the coalfield region.
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
Apr 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed Apr 15, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 15, 2021
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 34
Feb 3, 2021
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
R
Republican16
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Apr 15, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 554 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed House (55-Y 45-N)
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Feb 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 17-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1252S1
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 21104311D-S1
upper
Feb 3, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (32-0-2)
senate
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 2-N 1-A)
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100972D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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