MA S1614

Bill

Improving the earned income credit for working families

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to improve the earned income credit for working families . Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill aims to improve the Earned Income Credit (EIC) for working families in Massachusetts. The key provisions include: 1. Increasing the state EIC to 50% of the federal EIC amount, even if the taxpayer would not have qualified for the federal EIC due to the age requirement. 2. Allowing married taxpayers who are victims of domestic abuse and living separately to file using a "married filing separately" status and still claim the state EIC. 3. Requiring employers to display information about the state and federal EIC, and mandating coordination between the state and organizations to broadly disseminate information about the EIC. The bill is effective starting January 1, 2020, aimed at providing more support to low-income working families through the EIC program.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (12)

Natalie Blais (D), Jo Comerford (D), Marcos Devers (D), Mindy Domb (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Paul Feeney (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Jason Lewis (D), Rady Mom (D), Becca Rausch (D), José Tosado (D),

Last Action

Accompanied H2434 (on 02/27/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1614

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1614
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1614.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H173	Relative to economic mobility for families with low-income	Accompanied a new draft, see H4498	Similar To
H2434	Improving the earned income credit for working families	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2439	Improving the earned income credit for working families	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance	Similar To
S1646	Improving the earned income credit for healthier families	Accompanied H2434	Similar To
S57	Concerning public assistance for working families and the creation of a pilot program to address the impacts of the cliff effect	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S58	Relative to economic mobility for families with low-income	Accompanied a new draft, see S2726	Similar To

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