Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on April 17, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 1638
Income and franchise tax; allow refundable credit for costs of purchasing and installing a solar electric energy system.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE AN INCOME AND/OR FRANCHISE TAX CREDIT EQUAL TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF THE COST OF PURCHASING AND INSTALLING SOLAR ELECTRIC ENERGY SYSTEMS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CREDIT SHALL APPLY TO ALL SOLAR ELECTRIC ENERGY SYSTEMS INSTALLED ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2010; TO PROVIDE THE MANNER IN WHICH THE CREDIT MAY BE CLAIMED; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE AMOUNT OF CREDIT CLAIMED BY A TAXPAYER EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT OF INCOME AND/OR FRANCHISE TAX IMPOSED UPON THE TAXPAYER FOR THE TAXABLE YEAR, THEN THE TAXPAYER SHALL RECEIVE A REFUND FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE FOR THE AMOUNT OF SUCH EXCESS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
4 co-sponsors
Its course
March 23 to April 17, 2012, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action9 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 23 to Mar 285 days
Ways and MeansMar 23 to Mar 285 days
In the SenateMar 28 to Apr 17 · stopped20 days
FinanceApr 2 to Apr 17 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 23 – Mar 28
- Mar 23Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
- Mar 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Committee substitute adopted in the House
- Passed the House
In the Senate Mar 28 – Apr 17
- Mar 28Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Cockerham, Smith (39th) and Rogers (61st))
- Mar 29Motion in the House to reconsider withdrawn
- Mar 30Sent to the Senate
- Apr 2Referred to the Senate committee on Finance
- Apr 17Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
- Mar 23Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Mar 28Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
- Mar 28Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 28PassedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 28Motion to Reconsider Entered (Cockerham, Smith (39th), Rogers (61st))House of Representatives
- Mar 29Motion to Reconsider W/DrawnHouse of Representatives
- Mar 30Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Apr 2Referred To FinanceSenate
- Apr 17Died In CommitteeSenate