Innovation Act, established, tax credits for qualified research expenses, authorized under certain conditions, tax credits authorized to offset certain taxes under certain conditions, to further provide for the allocation and transferability of certain tax credits under certain conditions
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Mar 5, 2019
Signed May 31, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2019 · House May 31, 2019
How they voted
27–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 29
Apr 9, 2019
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
11
Committee
0
Amendments
9
May 31, 2019
Introduced
Ways and Means Education first Amendment Offered
lower
May 31, 2019
Signed into law
Assigned Act No. 2019-404.
lower
May 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Second House Amendment
lower
May 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Orr motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1479
upper
May 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1270
lower
May 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1269
lower
May 31, 2019
Introduced
Poole first Substitute Offered
lower
May 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Poole motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1268
lower
May 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Poole motion to Table adopted Roll Call 1267
lower
May 31, 2019
Introduced
Ways and Means Education Amendment Offered
lower
May 31, 2019
Introduced
Ways and Means Education first Substitute Offered
lower
May 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 189
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Whatley motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 188
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Whatley Amendment Offered
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Arthur Orr
RRepublican
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