Senate Bill No. 19
(By Senators Barnes, Jenkins, Sypolt and D. Facemire)
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[Introduced January 12, 2011; referred to the Committee on
Government Organization; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §11-21-10b, relating
to providing a $250 tax credit to firefighters who have up-to-
date credentials during the taxable year.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-21-10b, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 21. PERSONAL INCOME TAX.
§11-21-10b. Tax credit for certain firefighters.
Any firefighter who has up to date credentials for the taxable
year is entitled to a credit against his or her personal income tax
for that year in the amount of $250.
NOTE:
The purpose of this bill is to provide a $250 tax credit
to firefighters who have up to date credentials for the taxable
year.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.