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Introduced Version House Bill 2584 History

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H. B. 2584


(By Delegates J. Miller, Ashley and Evans)
[Introduced February 18, 2009; referred to the
Committee on Banking and Insurance then Finance.]




A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-21-25, relating to providing a deduction from personal income tax for amounts paid for certain health insurance plans not backed by a private employer or the government.

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 §11-21-25, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 21. PERSONAL INCOME TAX.
§11-21-25. Health insurance tax credit.
For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2009, a person filing a state income tax return is entitled to deduct from their taxable income an amount up to $8,000 for a health insurance plan not backed by a private employer, state or federal government. This plan shall cover a person or a person's spouse, children or other dependents.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide a state tax deduction for amounts paid for health insurance. The bill provides up to an $8,000 tax deduction from taxable income for amounts paid for certain health insurance plans not backed by an employer or state or federal government.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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