Bill Text: MO HB2149 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes an income tax credit for service as a poll worker
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-14 - Referred: Elections (H) [HB2149 Detail]
Download: Missouri-2010-HB2149-Introduced.html
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES COLONA (Sponsor), PARKINSON, TILLEY, NASHEED, KANDER, HOSKINS (121), HUMMEL, FRAME, KOMO AND TALBOY (Co-sponsors).
4584L.01I D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 135, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to a tax credit for service as a poll worker.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 135, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 135.1174, to read as follows:
135.1174. 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean:
(1) "Tax credit", a credit against the tax otherwise due under chapter 143, excluding withholding tax imposed by sections 143.191 to 143.265;
(2) "Taxpayer", any individual who serves as a poll worker temporarily employed by an election authority for an election day to assist the election authority with the conduct of an election during the taxable year for which the tax credit allowed under this section is claimed. The term "taxpayer" shall not include challengers or watchers.
2. For all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011, a taxpayer shall be allowed a tax credit subject to the limitations in this section. The tax credit amount shall be equal to fifty dollars per election in which the taxpayer has served as a poll worker, but shall not exceed one hundred dollars per taxable year per taxpayer claiming the credit. The amount of the tax credit claimed shall not exceed the amount of the taxpayer's state tax liability for the tax year for which the credit is claimed. No amount of credit that the taxpayer is prohibited by this section from claiming in a tax year shall be refundable, but may be carried forward to any of the taxpayer's five subsequent taxable years. The amount of credit may also be carried back to any of the taxpayer's three previous taxable years, but shall not be applied to any taxable year ending before January 1, 2010. No tax credit granted under this section shall be transferable.
3. The department of revenue shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2010, shall be invalid and void.
4. Under section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act:
(1) The provisions of the new program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset on December thirty-first six years after the effective date of this section unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and
(2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset on December thirty-first twelve years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and
(3) This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this section is sunset.
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