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House approves state earned-income tax credit bill; measure heads to Senate
Utah House of Representatives · February 26, 2001
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Summary
Representative Jackie Biskupski persuaded the House to approve HB 347, a state earned-income tax credit tied to the federal credit (tiered percentages in the draft). The bill passed the House (recorded in the transcript as 67 yes, 7 no) and was sent to the Senate.
The Utah House on Feb. 26 approved HB 347 to create a state-level earned-income tax credit designed to supplement the federal credit for low- and moderate-income working families.
Sponsor Representative Jackie Biskupski told colleagues the proposal would offset the regressive aspects of the state tax system and…
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