H04532018 Regular Session✓ Signed into law
Amends existing law to increase the amount of the income tax deduction for adoption expenses to a maximum of $10,000.
ADOPTION EXPENSES -- Amends existing law to increase the amount of the income tax deduction for adoption expenses to a maximum of $10,000.
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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This legislation will raise the amount of legal fees, medical expenses and other costs that adoptive parents may deduct from their taxable income. If this legislation passes, adoptive parents will be able to deduct $10,000 rather than $3,000.
HOW THEY VOTED
house Chamber· Feb 13, 2018
House Third Reading
✓ Passed
69 Yea
0 Nay
1 absentPassed by 69 votes
Republican
58 yea/0 nay
Democrat
11 yea/0 nay
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YEA (69)
RBarbara EhardtHD-033ARBrent CraneHD-013ARBryan ZollingerHD-033BRCaroline TroyHD-005BRChristy PerryHD-011BRChristy ZitoSD-008RClark KauffmanHD-025BRDell RaybouldHD-034BRDon CheathamSD-003RDorothy MoonHD-008BRDustin ManwaringHD-029ADElaine SmithHD-029BREric RedmanHD-002BRFred WoodHD-027BRGary CollinsHD-013BRGayann DeMordauntHD-014BRGreg ChaneyHD-010BRHeather ScottHD-002ADHy KlocHD-016BDIlana RubelHD-018ARJames HoltzclawHD-020BRJarom WagonerHD-010ARJason MonksHD-022BRJeffrey ThompsonHD-030ARJoe PalmerHD-020ADJohn GannonHD-017ADJohn McCrostieHD-016ARJohn Vander WoudeHD-022ARJudy BoyleHD-009BRJulie VanOrdenSD-030RKarey HanksHD-035ARLance ClowHD-025ARLuke MalekHD-004ARLynn LukerHD-015ARMarcus GibbsHD-032ADMathew ErpeldingHD-019ARMaxine BellHD-025ARMegan BlanksmaHD-008BDMelissa WintrowSD-019RMike KingsleyHD-007ARMike MoyleHD-010ARNeil AndersonHD-031ARPatrick McDonaldHD-015BRPaul AmadorHD-004BRPaul ShepherdHD-007BDPaulette JordanHD-005ADPhylis KingHD-018BRPriscilla GiddingsHD-007ARRandall ArmstrongHD-028ARRick YoungbloodHD-012BRRobert AnderstHD-012ARRon MendiveHD-005ARRonald NateHD-034BRRyan KerbyHD-009ARSage DixonHD-001BDSally TooneHD-026BRScott BedkeHD-027ARScott SymeHD-011ARStephen HartgenHD-024BRSteve MillerHD-024BRSteven HarrisHD-021ADSusan ChewHD-017BRTerry GestrinHD-008ARThomas DayleyHD-021BRThomas LoertscherHD-032BRThyra StevensonHD-006ARVan BurtenshawSD-031RVito BarbieriHD-003ARWendy HormanHD-032B
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ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)
senate Chamber· Mar 13, 2018
Senate Third Reading
✓ Passed
34 Yea
0 Nay
1 absentPassed by 34 votes
Republican
28 yea/0 nay
Democrat
6 yea/0 nay
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YEA (34)
RAbby LeeSD-009RAntony PottsSD-033RBert BrackettSD-023RBob NoniniSD-003RBrent HillSD-034RCarl CrabtreeSD-007RCharles WinderSD-020DCherie Buckner-WebbSD-019RClifford BayerSD-021RDan JohnsonSD-006RDaniel ForemanSD-006RDean MortimerSD-030RFred MartinSD-015DGrant BurgoyneSD-016RJames RiceSD-010DJanie Ward-EngelkingSD-018RJeff AgenbroadSD-013RJeff SiddowaySD-035RJim GuthrieSD-028RJim PatrickSD-025RLee HeiderSD-024RLori Den HartogSD-022DMarcus NyeSD-029RMark HarrisSD-035RMarv HagedornSD-014RMary SouzaSD-004DMaryanne JordanSD-017DMichelle StennettSD-026RPatti LodgeSD-011RShawn KeoughSD-001RSteve VickSD-002RSteven BairSD-031RSteven ThaynSD-008RTodd LakeySD-023
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LATEST ACTION
Reported Signed by Governor on March 20, 2018 Session Law Chapter 206 Effective: Retroactive to 01/01/2018