MS HB408 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on April 5 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on April 5 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Provide An Income Tax Credit To Employers Who Pay Costs In Connection With A Qualified Wellness Program In The Amount Of 50% Of The Costs Paid In Connection With The Qualified Wellness Program; To Limit The Amount Of The Credit That An Employer May Claim In Any One Taxable Year; To Provide That The Aggregate Amount Of Tax Credits That May Be Awarded Under This Act In Any One Calendar Year Shall Not Exceed $1,000,000.00; To Provide The Components That A Wellness Program Must Have To Qualify For The Credit; To Provide That If The Amount Of The Allowable Credit Exceeds The Income Tax Liability Of The Employer In A Taxable Year, The Amount Of The Excess Shall Not Be Refundable Or Carried Forward To Any Other Taxable Year; To Require The State Department Of Health, Office Of Preventive Health, To Certify Employers' Eligibility For The Credit; To Provide That $30,000.00 Shall Be Appropriated Annually To The Department Of Health, Office Of Preventive Health, To Assist In The Discharge Of The Office's Duties Under This Act; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Income tax; authorize a credit for employers who pay the cost of a qualified wellness program.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2016-03-08 - House - House Passed (Y: 115 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-05 | Senate | Died In Committee |
| 2016-03-11 | Senate | Referred To Finance |
| 2016-03-09 | House | Transmitted To Senate |
| 2016-03-08 | House | Passed |
| 2016-03-08 | House | Title Suff Do Pass |
| 2016-02-08 | House | Referred To Ways and Means |
