Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Finance Committee on February 22, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2940
Income tax; authorize a credit for employers who pay the cost of a qualified wellness program.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
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 PREVENTATIVE 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.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 30 to February 22, 2017, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the SenateJan 30 to Feb 22 · stopped23 days
FinanceJan 30 to Feb 22 · stopped23 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.