MA S1619

Bill

Improving the earned income tax 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 tax credit for working families. Revenue.

AI Summary

This bill aims to improve the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for working families. The key provisions are: 1) Increasing the EITC rate from 23% to 50% of the federal EITC, 2) Requiring the Commissioner of Revenue to establish an outreach program to inform taxpayers about the EITC, its requirements, and the option to receive the benefit throughout the year in each paycheck, and 3) Making the increase in the EITC rate effective for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (2)

Cynthia Creem (D), Eric Lesser (D),

Last Action

Accompanied H2434 (on 02/27/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1619

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1619
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1619.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1275	Relative to emergency housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4942	Similar To
H159	Providing for enhanced protection of children and investigation of abuse and neglect allegations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2397	Providing an income tax credit for families caring for relatives at home who are elderly or victims of Alzheimer's disease	Accompanied a study order, see H5031	Similar To
H2418	Relative to the senior circuit breaker tax credit	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	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	Replaced by
H2450	Promoting student loan repayment	Accompanied a study order, see H5040	Similar To
H2456	Encouraging home ownership by establishing a first time home buyers savings account	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2541	To exempt certain veterans from the state tax	Accompanied a study order, see H5128	Similar To
H2617	Relative to providing a tax credit for employee training	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H2624	Relative to film tax credit transferability	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H2629	Relative to the film tax credit	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
H4083	Relative to DCF legislative reporting reform	Accompanied a new draft, see H4163	Similar To
S1615	Relative to the income tax deduction for charitable giving	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
S1640	To support voluntary income tax assistance sites and expand access to the earned income tax credit	Accompanied H2434	Similar To
S1767	Increasing the land conservation tax credit	Accompanied a new draft, see H4465	Similar To
S2166	Increasing the annuity for gold star families	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2338	To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants	Passed to be engrossed - Roll Call #94 [YEAS 38 - NAYS 0]	Similar To
S2349	To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	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

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1275

Relative to emergency housing

Accompanied a study order, see H4942

Similar To

H159

Providing for enhanced protection of children and investigation of abuse and neglect allegations

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2397

Providing an income tax credit for families caring for relatives at home who are elderly or victims of Alzheimer's disease

Accompanied a study order, see H5031

Similar To

H2418

Relative to the senior circuit breaker tax credit

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

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

Replaced by

H2450

Promoting student loan repayment

Accompanied a study order, see H5040

Similar To

H2456

Encouraging home ownership by establishing a first time home buyers savings account

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2541

To exempt certain veterans from the state tax

Accompanied a study order, see H5128

Similar To

H2617

Relative to providing a tax credit for employee training

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

H2624

Relative to film tax credit transferability

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

H2629

Relative to the film tax credit

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

H4083

Relative to DCF legislative reporting reform

Accompanied a new draft, see H4163

Similar To

S1615

Relative to the income tax deduction for charitable giving

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

S1640

To support voluntary income tax assistance sites and expand access to the earned income tax credit

Accompanied H2434

Similar To

S1767

Increasing the land conservation tax credit

Accompanied a new draft, see H4465

Similar To

S2166

Increasing the annuity for gold star families

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2338

To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants

Passed to be engrossed - Roll Call #94 [YEAS 38 - NAYS 0]

Similar To

S2349

To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

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

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