SB288 Alabama 2015 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2015
Title
Heroes for Hire Tax Credit Act of 2012, renamed, Veterans Employment Act, Secs. 40-18-320, 40-18-321, 40-18-322 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, Alabama employers with
less than 50 employees may qualify for an income
tax or financial institution excise tax credit for
hiring recently deployed unemployed veterans who
have been discharged from active service within two
years from the date of hire</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would rename the Heroes for Hire
Tax Credit Act of 2012 as the Veterans Employment
Act</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would allow Alabama employers with
less than 50 employees to qualify for an income tax
or financial institution excise tax credit for
hiring unemployed veterans regardless of when the
veterans were discharged from active service</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 40-18-320, 40-18-321, and
40-18-322, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to tax credits for
hiring veterans; to rename the act the Veterans Employment
Act, and to remove the requirement that the tax credit for
hiring unemployed veterans only applies to veterans who have
been discharged from active service within two years from the
date of hire.
</p>
Subjects
Veterans
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 9, 2015 | S | Engrossed |
| April 9, 2015 | S | Engrossed |
| April 9, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education |
| April 9, 2015 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 404 |
| April 9, 2015 | S | Dial motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 403 |
| April 9, 2015 | S | Finance and Taxation Education Amendment Offered |
| April 9, 2015 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 2, 2015 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| March 19, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 1, 2015 | ROOM 727 at 10:30 | Senate F&TE Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB288 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB288 Alabama 2015 Session - Engrossed |