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H0349......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
VETERANS SUPPORT FUND - Amends and adds to existing law relating to
veterans services to provide for designation of a refund due and payable
for overpayment of income taxes or for a donation in addition to an income
tax obligation to the Veterans Support Fund; and to provide for creation
and operation of the Veterans Support Fund.
01/16 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/17 Rpt prt - to Rev/Tax
01/21 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
01/22 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
01/24 3rd rdg - PASSED - 70-0-0
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon,
Chavez, Chew, Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart,
Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador,
Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin,
Mortimer, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence,
Raybould, Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer,
Shepherd(02), Shepherd(08), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24),
Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn, Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills,
Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Sayler
Title apvd - to Senate
01/25 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Loc Gov
02/06 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/07 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/12 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Geddes, Goedde,
Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little,
Lodge, Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce,
Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Gannon
Floor Sponsor - Bilyeu
Title apvd - to House
02/13 To enrol
02/14 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
02/15 Pres signed
02/18 To Governor
02/19 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 17
Effective: 07/01/08
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 349 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO VETERANS SERVICES; AMENDING SECTION 63-3067B, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO- 3 VIDE FOR DESIGNATION OF A REFUND DUE AND PAYABLE FOR OVERPAYMENT OF INCOME 4 TAXES OR FOR A DONATION IN ADDITION TO AN INCOME TAX OBLIGATION TO THE 5 VETERANS SUPPORT FUND AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AND AMENDING 6 CHAPTER 2, TITLE 65, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 65-209, 7 IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION AND OPERATION OF THE VETERANS SUP- 8 PORT FUND. 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 10 SECTION 1. That Section 63-3067B, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 11 amended to read as follows: 12 63-3067B. DESIGNATION BY INDIVIDUALS -- TRUST ACCOUNTS. (a1) Every resi- 13 dent individual who: 14 (ia) Has a refund due and payable for overpayment of taxes under this act 15 may designate all or any portion thereof to be deposited in a trust 16 account specified in subsection (c3) below; or 17 (iib) Has an income tax liability may, in addition to his tax obligation, 18 include a donation to be deposited in a trust account specified in subsec- 19 tion (c3) of this section. 20 (b2) A designation under subsection (a1) of this section may be made in 21 any taxable year in such manner and form as prescribed by the state tax com- 22 mission. The manner and form so prescribed shall be a conspicuous portion of 23 the principal form provided for the purpose of individual taxation. 24 (c3) The trust accounts authorized to receive moneys designated under 25 subsection (a1) of this section are: 26 (ia) The fish and game set-aside account createdbyin section 36-111, 27 Idaho Code; 28 (iib) The Idaho ag in the classroom account createdbyin section 57-815, 29 Idaho Code; 30 (iiic) The drug enforcement donation account createdbyin section 31 57-816, Idaho Code; 32 (ivd) The children's trust fund createdbyin section 39-6007, Idaho 33 Code; 34 (ve) The United States olympic account createdbyin section 57-817, 35 Idaho Code, but no donation shall exceed five dollars ($5.00); 36 (vif) The Alzheimer's disease services account created in section 57-819, 37 Idaho Code; 38 (viig) The community forestry trust account created in section 38-136, 39 Idaho Code;and40 (viiih) The American red cross of greater Idaho fund created in section 41 57-821, Idaho Code, which donation shall be ten dollars ($10.00) if made; 42 and 43 (i) The veterans support fund created in section 65-209, Idaho Code. 2 1 (d4) Prior to the distribution of funds into any of the trust accounts 2 specified in subsection (c3) of this section from the refund account, the 3 state tax commission shall retain funds for the commission's costs for col- 4 lecting and administering the moneys in the accounts as follows: three thou- 5 sand dollars ($3,000) from each account for start-up costs during the first 6 year of collections, and three thousand dollars ($3,000) or twenty percent 7 (20%) of the moneys remitted to each account during the fiscal year, whichever 8 is less, from each account during each fiscal year thereafter, which amounts 9 are hereby appropriated to the tax commission. 10 SECTION 2. That Chapter 2, Title 65, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 11 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 12 ignated as Section 65-209, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 13 65-209. VETERANS SUPPORT FUND. (1) There is hereby created in the state 14 treasury the "Veterans Support Fund" to which shall be credited: 15 (a) The moneys designated under section 63-3067B, Idaho Code; 16 (b) Gifts, grants, contributions and bequests to the fund; 17 (c) Interest earned on the investment of idle moneys in the fund, which 18 shall be paid to the fund; and 19 (d) All other moneys as may be provided by law. 20 (2) Moneys in the fund shall be used exclusively for the purposes of pro- 21 grams to support veterans, and moneys shall be continuously appropriated for 22 such purposes. 23 (3) Disbursements of moneys from the fund shall be made upon authoriza- 24 tion of the administrator of the division of veterans services.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17377C1
With the aging of veterans from the WWII, Korean War, and
Vietnam War eras, and the needs of Iraq War veterans and their
families, resources for veterans are becoming over extended. A
charitable check-off box on the State Income Tax returns for
people receiving tax refunds to donate money to be used by the
Idaho Division of Veterans Services to support programs for
Idaho veterans will allow Idaho taxpayers to easily donate funds
to assist veterans.
FISCAL NOTE
None.
CONTACT
Name: David Brasuell
Agency: Veteran Services
Phone: (208)334-3513
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 349