SB66 Alabama 2017 Session
Bill Summary
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
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
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.
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
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB66 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |