Indiana House Bill 1645 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-24 - First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veterans. Provides a 100% state income tax deduction for all military service income received by an individual or the individual's surviving spouse. Establishes the veterans service officer fund (fund) to provide funding for grants to counties for salaries for veterans service officers. Provides that the fund is administered by the Indiana veterans' affairs commission (commission). Provides that the amount of a grant that the commission may award to a county per year is equal to: (1) $42,000; multiplied by (2) the following: (A) 25%, in the case of a county with at least one veteran but not more than 1,500 veterans. (B) 50%, in the case of a county with more than 1,500 veterans but not more than 3,000 veterans. (C) 75%, in the case of a county with more than 3,000 veterans but not more than 4,500 veterans. (D) 100%, in the case of a county with more than 4,500 veterans. Adds the commission as an eligible recipient for appropriations from the build Indiana fund (surplus lottery reserves) only for deposit in the fund.

Veterans. Provides a 100% state income tax deduction for all military service income received by an individual or the individual's surviving spouse. Establishes the veterans service officer fund (fund) to provide funding for grants to counties for salaries for veterans service officers. Provides that the fund is administered by the Indiana veterans' affairs commission (commission). Provides that the amount of a grant that the commission may award to a county per year is equal to: (1) $42,000; multiplied by (2) the following: (A) 25%, in the case of a county with at least one veteran but not more than 1,500 veterans. (B) 50%, in the case of a county with more than 1,500 veterans but not more than 3,000 veterans. (C) 75%, in the case of a county with more than 3,000 veterans but not more than 4,500 veterans. (D) 100%, in the case of a county with more than 4,500 veterans. Adds the commission as an eligible recipient for appropriations from the build Indiana fund (surplus lottery reserves) only for deposit in the fund.

Rep. Ben Smaltz [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-24	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
2019-01-24	House	Authored by Representative Smaltz

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1645/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/8/4/0/6840486e/HB1645.01.INTR.pdf