Research and development expenses; tax credit available against the bank franchise tax.
Summary
Research and development tax credits. Provides that the research and development expenses tax credit and the major research and development expenses tax credit shall be available against the bank franchise tax for taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2021. Under current law, the credits are available only against the individual and corporate income tax.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 10, 2021
Signed Mar 11, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2021 · House of Delegates Jan 25, 2021
How they voted
32–1
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 17, 2021
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
R
Republican16
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 11, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 47 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 16, 2021
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Jan 10, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101909D
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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