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SB66 Alabama 2017 Session

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Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Gerald O. Dial
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Veterans, unemployed, tax credit created for hiring of, regardless of whether veteran was recently deployed, Sec. 40-18-320.1 added; Secs. 40-18-320, 40-18-321, 40-18-322, 40-18-324 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, certain small businesses 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 and would allow certain small businesses to qualify for a tax credit for hiring an unemployed veteran regardless of when the veteran was discharged from active service</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to veterans; to amend Sections 40-18-320, 40-18-321, as last amended by Act 2016-188, 2016 Regular Session, 40-18-322, and 40-18-324, of the Code of Alabama 1975, and to add Section 40-18-320.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to rename the Heroes for Hire Tax Credit Act of 2012 as the Veterans Employment Act; and to allow certain small businesses to qualify for an income tax or financial institution excise tax credit for hiring an unemployed veteran regardless of when the veteran was discharged from active service. </p>
Subjects
Veterans

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
March 14, 2017 H Rereferred from M&VA to W&ME
March 7, 2017 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs
March 7, 2017 S Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 228
March 7, 2017 S Third Reading Passed
February 23, 2017 S Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
February 7, 2017 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education

Bill Calendar

Type Date Location Description
Hearing March 15, 2017 Room 610 at 11:00 House M&VA Hearing
Hearing February 22, 2017 Room 727 **PUBLIC HEARING & VOTE** at 10:30 Senate F&TE Public Hearing

Bill Text

Download SB66 Alabama 2017 Session PDF

Bill Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2017-03-07
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text SB66 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced
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