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Key Votes
HB 1607 - Establishes a Tax Credit for Businesses that Donate to Certain Scholarship Funds - Key Vote
New Hampshire Key Votes
Regina Birdsell voted Yea (Override of Veto) on this Legislation.
Read statements Regina Birdsell made in this general time period.
Stages
- June 27, 2012 Senate Veto Override Failed
- June 27, 2012 House Veto Override Passed
- June 21, 2012 Executive Vetoed
- May 30, 2012 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- May 16, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- March 29, 2012 House Bill Passed
- Jan. 4, 2012 Introduced
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Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Veto Override Failed (Senate) (-) - June 27, 2012
Legislation - Veto Override Passed (House) (225-113) - June 27, 2012(Key vote)
Title: Establishes a Tax Credit for Businesses that Donate to Certain Scholarship Funds
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to override a veto of a bill that establishes an education tax credit for businesses that donate to organizations offering scholarships.
Highlights:
- Authorizes businesses to claim a tax credit equal to 85 percent of their contribution to a scholarship organization in order to reduce their business profits and/or business enterprise taxes (Sec. 4).
- Authorizes scholarships funds to be used for students to (Sec. 4):
- Attend a nonpublic school;
- Attend a public school outside of the school district in which the student resides; or
- Cover home school expenses.
- Specifies that students eligible for scholarships must meet the following criteria (Sec. 4):
- New Hampshire resident;
- At least 5 years of age;
- No more than 20 years of age;
- Has not yet graduated high school;
- Currently attending a New Hampshire public school;
- The student would have received from the state an “adequate” education grant if they were staying in the public school they are attending; and
- Has an annual household income of less than or equal to 300 percent of the federal poverty guideline.
- Requires organizations seeking approval as scholarship organizations to submit an application to the Department of Revenue annually (Sec. 4).
- Requires businesses to submit an application for an education tax credit to the Department of Revenue each year (Sec. 4).
- Prohibits a business from specifying that the contribution be used for a specific student or a specific nonpublic school (Sec. 4).
- Prohibits the average value of all scholarships awarded by a scholarship organization, excluding scholarships for home school purposes from exceeding $2,500 each (Sec. 4).
- Prohibits the academic expenses of home-schooled student from exceeding $650 each (Sec. 4).
- Prohibits students from receiving scholarships from more than one scholarship organization annually (Sec. 4).
- Specifies that the total amount of tax credits issued by the Department of Revenue shall not exceed $3.4 million for the first fiscal year of the program (Sec. 4).
Note:
NOTE: A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY OF THOSE PRESENT AND VOTING IS REQUIRED TO OVERRIDE A GOVERNOR'S VETO.
Legislation - Vetoed (Executive) - June 21, 2012
Title: Establishes a Tax Credit for Businesses that Donate to Certain Scholarship Funds
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) - May 30, 2012
Legislation - Bill Passed With Amendment (Senate) (17-7) - May 16, 2012(Key vote)
Title: Establishes a Tax Credit for Businesses that Donate to Certain Scholarship Funds
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to override a veto of a bill that establishes an education tax credit for businesses that donate to organizations offering scholarships.
Highlights:
- Authorizes businesses to claim a tax credit equal to 85 percent of their contribution to a scholarship organization in order to reduce their business profits and/or business enterprise taxes (Sec. 4).
- Authorizes scholarships funds to be used for students to (Sec. 4):
- Attend a nonpublic school;
- Attend a public school outside of the school district in which the student resides; or
- Cover home school expenses.
- Specifies that students eligible for scholarships must meet the following criteria (Sec. 4):
- New Hampshire resident;
- At least 5 years of age;
- No more than 20 years of age;
- Has not yet graduated high school;
- Currently attending a New Hampshire public school;
- The student would have received from the state an “adequate” education grant if they were staying in the public school they are attending; and
- Has an annual household income of less than or equal to 300 percent of the federal poverty guideline.
- Requires organizations seeking approval as scholarship organizations to submit an application to the Department of Revenue annually (Sec. 4).
- Requires businesses to submit an application for an education tax credit to the Department of Revenue each year (Sec. 4).
- Prohibits a business from specifying that the contribution be used for a specific student or a specific nonpublic school (Sec. 4).
- Prohibits the average value of all scholarships awarded by a scholarship organization, excluding scholarships for home school purposes from exceeding $2,500 each (Sec. 4).
- Prohibits the academic expenses of home-schooled student from exceeding $650 each (Sec. 4).
- Prohibits students from receiving scholarships from more than one scholarship organization annually (Sec. 4).
- Specifies that the total amount of tax credits issued by the Department of Revenue shall not exceed $3.4 million for the first fiscal year of the program (Sec. 4).
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (173-127) - March 29, 2012(Key vote)
Title: Establishes a Tax Credit for Businesses that Donate to Certain Scholarship Funds
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that establishes a tax credit for businesses that contribute to educational scholarship organizations.
Highlights:
- Authorizes businesses to claim a tax credit equal to 85 percent of their contribution to a scholarship organization in order to reduce their business profits and/or business enterprise taxes (Sec. 4).
- Authorizes scholarships funds to be used for students to (Sec. 4):
- Attend a nonpublic school;
- Attend a public school outside of the school district in which the student resides; or
- Cover home school expenses.
- Specifies that students eligible for scholarships must meet the following criteria (Sec. 4):
- New Hampshire resident;
- At least 5 years of age;
- No more than 20 years of age;
- Has not yet graduated high school;
- Currently attending a New Hampshire public school;
- The student would have received from the state an “adequate” education grant if they were staying in the public school they are attending; and
- Has an annual household income of less than or equal to 300 percent of the federal poverty guideline.
- Requires organizations seeking approval as scholarship organizations to submit an application to the Department of Revenue annually (Sec. 4).
- Requires businesses to submit an application for an education tax credit to the Department of Revenue each year (Sec. 4).
- Prohibits a business from specifying that the contribution be used for a specific student or a specific nonpublic school (Sec. 4).
- Prohibits the average value of all scholarships awarded by a scholarship organization, excluding scholarships for home school purposes from exceeding $2,500 each (Sec. 4).
- Prohibits the academic expenses of home-schooled student from exceeding $650 each (Sec. 4).
- Prohibits students from receiving scholarships from more than one scholarship organization annually (Sec. 4).
- Specifies that the total amount of tax credits issued by the Department of Revenue shall not exceed $3.4 million for the first fiscal year of the program (Sec. 4).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Jan. 4, 2012
Title: Establishes a Tax Credit for Businesses that Donate to Certain Scholarship Funds
Sponsors
- David J. 'D.J.' Bettencourt (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- David Bates (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gene G. Chandler (NH - R)
- Tom DeBlois (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jim Forsythe (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gregory 'Greg' Hill (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dan McGuire (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- William L. O'Brien (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Peter 'Pete' Silva (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- William 'Will' Smith (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Pamela 'Pam' Tucker (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
