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HOUSE BILL NO. 276 – Income tax, married persons, deduct

HOUSE BILL NO. 276

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H0276...............................................by REVENUE AND TAXATION
INCOME TAX - Adds to and amends existing law to provide that for taxable
years commencing on and after January 1, 1999, an additional deduction of
$150 shall be allowed in the case of a joint return where the standard
deduction is claimed.

02/17    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/18    Rpt prt - to Rev/Tax
02/22    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/23    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/24    3rd rdg - PASSED - 69-0-1
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe,
      Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal,
      Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Gould,
      Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet,
      Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Limbaugh,
      Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen,
      Moyle, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali,
      Schaefer, Sellman, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone,
      Taylor(Taylor), Tilman, Tippets, Trail, Watson, Wheeler, Williams,
      Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Linford
    Floor Sponsor - Mader
    Title apvd - to Senate
02/25    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Loc Gov
03/09    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/10    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/11    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
      Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh,
      Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner,
      Stennett, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS--None
      Absent and excused--Parry
    Floor Sponsor - Frasure
    Title apvd - to House
03/12    To enrol
03/15    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/16    Pres signed - to Governor
03/19    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 133
         Effective: 01/01/99

Bill Text


H0276


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature                 First Regular Session - 1999
                                                                        

                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 276

                            BY REVENUE AND TAXATION COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO INCOME TAXES; AMENDING CHAPTER 30, TITLE 63, IDAHO  CODE,  BY  THE
 3        ADDITION  OF  A NEW SECTION 63-3022N, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT FOR TAX-
 4        ABLE YEARS COMMENCING ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 1999, AN  ADDITIONAL  DEDUC-
 5        TION  OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS SHALL BE ALLOWED IN THE CASE OF A JOINT
 6        RETURN WHERE THE STANDARD DEDUCTION IS CLAIMED; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND
 7        PROVIDING RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.

 8    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 9        SECTION 1.  That Chapter 30, Title 63, Idaho Code, be,  and  the  same  is
10    hereby  amended  by  the addition thereto of a  NEW SECTION , to be
11    known and designated as Section 63-3022N, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:

12        63-3022N.  MARRIAGE PENALTY REDUCTION. For taxable years commencing on and
13    after January 1, 1999, an additional deduction of one  hundred  fifty  dollars
14    ($150)  shall  be  allowed  in  the  case of a joint return where the standard
15    deduction as defined in section 63-3022, Idaho Code, is claimed.

16        SECTION 2.  An emergency existing  therefor,  which  emergency  is  hereby
17    declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
18    passage and approval, and retroactively to January 1, 1999.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                              RS09033

This bill partially eliminates the marriage tax penalty by
increasing the amount of standard deduction for joint filers
by $150. This increase is made effective on 1/1/99.

                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                           FISCAL IMPACT

This bill will reduce ongoing General Fund revenue by an
estimated $1.268 million starting in FY 2000.








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Phone: 332-1205

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Impact              H 276