Income tax, state; subtraction for volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel.
Summary
Virginia taxable income; subtractions; volunteer firefighters and volunteer emergency medical services personnel.Provides a state income tax subtraction of $2,000 per taxable yearfor bona fide volunteers who perform qualifying services, definedin the bill as volunteer firefighting and fire prevention services,emergency medical services, auxiliary police officer services, ambulanceservices, emergency rescue services, and all training and training-relatedactivities required by law to perform such qualifying services.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2024
Last action Feb 13, 2024
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tom Garrett
RRepublican
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