Bill Title: Creates the Hydrogen Fuel Replacement Tax Credit Act. Provides that, for tax years ending on or after December 31, 2023, an income tax credit is allowed to eligible taxpayers in an amount equal to $1 per kilogram of eligible zero-carbon hydrogen used by the eligible taxpayer during the tax year for which a credit is sought. Provides for additional credits if the use of the zero-carbon hydrogen by the eligible taxpayer occurs in an environmental justice community or the eligible taxpayer uses contractors or employs labor at a project location in an equity investment eligible community. Provides that the total amount of tax credits to be allocated by the Department of Revenue to taxpayers for eligible zero-carbon hydrogen use occurring in the tax year ending during that State fiscal year shall not exceed $100,000,000, plus the amount of tax credits that were available to be allocated for eligible zero-carbon hydrogen use in the tax year ending during the prior State fiscal year but were not allocated. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-11-30 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard [HB5818 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Michael Zalewski [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-023	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Terra Costa Howard [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-042	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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