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HB 995: Tax Incentive to Hire Veterans

GENERAL BILL by Silvers ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abruzzo ; Willhite

Tax Incentive to Hire Veterans; Creates "Florida Veterans Employment Act" to provide tax credit for hiring veterans & to establish additional credit for hiring disabled veterans; provides cap on total tax credits per calendar year; authorizes DOR to establish guidelines & to adopt emergency rules; revises "adjusted federal income" to include tax credit.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/23/2017 House • Filed
3/1/2017 House • Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Ways and Means Committee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 108
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 108
5/5/2017 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee