Increasing the amount of total approved tax credits for purposes of the school tuition organization tax credit

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2019
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 15, 2019
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committee
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill increases the total approved school tuition organization tax credits that may be issued per year to $20 million from $13 million for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020. The school tuition organization tax credit is an income tax credit allowed for voluntary contributions to certain private nonprofit school tuition organizations that award tuition scholarships to eligible students to attend accredited nonpublic elementary or secondary schools in this state.

Full bill text¹

Senate subcommittee

Named January 15, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Randy Feenstra R
• Sen. Pam Jochum D
• Sen. R. Smith

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