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• Introduced by Rep. Rick Shaffer (R) on April 2, 2003, to authorize a $1,500 income tax exemption for a person who provides primary care for a parent who is a senior citizen, if the care is preventing the institutionalization of the parent, as determined by the state Family Independence Agency.
  • Referred to the House Tax Policy Committee on April 2, 2003.
    • Reported in the House on November 5, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on December 3, 2003, to replace the previous version of the bill with one which delays the availability of the exemption until the 2004 tax year. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on December 3, 2003.
• Passed 106 to 0 in the House on December 3, 2003, to authorize a $1,500 income tax exemption for a person who provides primary care for a parent who is a senior citizen, if the care is preventing the institutionalization of the parent, as determined by the state Family Independence Agency, beginning in the 2004 tax year.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on December 4, 2003.
  • Referred to the Senate Finance Committee on December 4, 2003.