2007 House Bill 4064

Authorize home heating subsidy income tax checkoff

Introduced in the House

Jan. 22, 2007

Introduced by Rep. Mike Nofs (R-62)

To establish a home heating fund in the Department of Treasury out of which certain income tax credits subsidizing the home heating expenses of low income households would be funded. Money for the fund would come from the income tax checkoff proposed by House Bill 4280, and from earmarking a portion of state gas and oil severance or extraction taxes.

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology

March 14, 2007

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Jan. 23, 2008

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with a version that does not authorize the earmarking of a portion of state gas and oil severance or extraction taxes for the proposed fund. This version was subsequently superseded by another substitute with the same provisions and also some technical changes.

The substitute failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Mike Nofs (R-62)

To replace the committee substitute with a version that does change its key provisions but has some technical changes.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 105 to 0 (details)

To establish a home heating fund in the Department of Treasury out of which certain income tax credits subsidizing the home heating expenses of low income households would be funded. Money for the fund would come from the income tax checkoff proposed by House Bill 4280.

Received in the Senate

Jan. 24, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Finance