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HB 995: Tax Incentive to Hire Veterans

GENERAL BILL by Silvers ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abruzzo ; Willhite

Tax Incentive to Hire Veterans; Creates "Florida Veterans Employment Act" to provide tax credit for hiring veterans & to establish additional credit for hiring disabled veterans; provides cap on total tax credits per calendar year; authorizes DOR to establish guidelines & to adopt emergency rules; revises "adjusted federal income" to include tax credit.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/23/2017 House • Filed
    3/1/2017 House • Referred to Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Ways and Means Committee; Government Accountability Committee -HJ 108
    3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 108
    5/5/2017 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee

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  • HB 995, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/23/2017 at 12:05 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1142 Tax Credit for Hiring Veterans Artiles Identical Last Action: 5/1/2017 S Withdrawn from further consideration

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    220.02 Legislative intent. Page 3 (pdf)
    220.13 “Adjusted federal income” defined. Page 4 (pdf)
    220.197 Page 2 (pdf)

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