Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 3, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 4144
Establishes Task Force on Utilization of the Earned Income Tax Credit.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Establishes Task Force on Utilization of the Earned Income Tax Credit. Directs task force to study rates of utilization of specified tax credits and to report annually to Legislative Assembly. Directs Department of Revenue to promote <i>availability of specified tax credits and use of tax preparation services available to taxpayers</i>]<b> taxpayer awareness of tax credit that assist low-income taxpayers and of availability of free taxpayer assistance</b>. <i>Declares emergency, effective on passage.</i>] <b>Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.</b>
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsors
7 co-sponsors
Knute Buehler, Lew Frederick, Paul Holvey, Val Hoyle, John Lively, Carla Piluso, Kathleen Taylor
In the Senate
5 co-sponsors
Michael Dembrow, Richard Devlin, Chris Edwards, Rod Monroe, Diane Rosenbaum
Its course
January 27 to March 3, 2016, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action13 actions on 10 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 27 to Mar 3 · stopped36 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 27 to Feb 15 days
Human Services and HousingFeb 1 to Feb 109 days
RevenueFeb 10 to Feb 2212 days
Ways and MeansFeb 22 to Mar 3 · stopped10 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 10
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 22
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 27 – Mar 3
- Jan 27Filed before the session
- Feb 1Introduced
- Sent to Human Services and Housing
- Feb 3Heard in Human Services and Housing
- Feb 8Heard in Human Services and Housing
- Feb 10Human Services and Housing recommended it as amended, and that it go to Revenue
- Sent to Revenue
- Feb 15Heard in Revenue
- Feb 19Heard in Revenue
- Feb 22Revenue recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Mar 3Died when the session ended
All 13 actions, as published
- Jan 27Presession Released to the Public.House of Representatives
- Feb 1First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 1Referred to Human Services and Housing with subsequent referral to Revenue.House of Representatives
- Feb 3Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Feb 8Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Feb 10Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Revenue by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Feb 10Referred to Revenue by prior reference.House of Representatives
- Feb 15Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Feb 18Work Session cancelled.House of Representatives
- Feb 19Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Feb 22Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed B-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Feb 22Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
- Mar 3In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives