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• Introduced by Rep. Jeff Mayes (D) on April 30, 2008, to allow an individual to choose to automatically contribute $5 or more from his or her state income tax refund to the United Way organization in the taxpayer’s county.
  • Referred to the House Tax Policy Committee on April 30, 2008.
    • Reported in the House on September 24, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
    • Substitute offered in the House on December 11, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute failed in the House by voice vote on December 11, 2008.
    • Substitute offered by Rep. George Cushingberry (D) on December 11, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that also allows the checkoff to go to a state children's hospital fund. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on December 11, 2008.
• Passed in the House (102 to 1) on December 11, 2008, to allow an individual to choose to automatically contribute $5 or more from his or her state income tax refund to the United Way organization in the taxpayer’s county, or to a state children's hospital fund. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on December 18, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Finance Committee on December 18, 2008.