North Carolina 2023-2024 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 23 D · 1 I · 1 R cosponsors

HB 666 — Expand Income Tax Assistance in NC.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

86 added · 85 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to Bill HB 666 mostly consist of small adjustments in wording, such as incorporating certain phrases for clarity. For example, the section about providing Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) services was streamlined for easier reading. These minor edits help ensure that the bill is clear and easy to understand, which is important for effective implementation and communication regarding the program's benefits for students and the community.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 H 1 HOUSE BILL 666 Short Title:
666 Apr 17, 2023 SESSION 2023 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH10332-MTa-53 Short Title:
Representative Crawford.
Representatives Crawford, Hardister, Rudow, and Bradford (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A GRANT PROGRAM AT NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO EXPAND INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE IN THE STATE AND TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO THE UNITED WAY OF NORTH CAROLINA TO EXPAND ITS VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House April 19, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A GRANT PROGRAM AT NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO EXPAND INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE IN THE STATE AND TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO THE UNITED WAY OF NORTH CAROLINA TO EXPAND ITS VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
– Within the funds appropriated in subsection (d) of this section, the State Board of Community Colleges shall establish a grant program for participating community college campuses to offer courses to students to become tax preparers aspartoftheVolunteerIncomeTaxAssistance(VITA)program andtofacilitateprovidingVITA services to all students on campus, as well as community members.The Internal RevenueService (IRS) offers free tax help through VITA to (i) people who generally make sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) or less, (ii) persons with disabilities, and (iii) limited English-speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns.
– Within the funds appropriated in subsection (d) of this section, the State Board of Community Colleges shall establish a grant program for participating community college campuses to offer courses to students to become tax preparers aspartoftheVolunteer IncomeTaxAssistance(VITA)program andtofacilitateprovidingVITA services to all students on campus, as well as communitymembers.The Internal RevenueService (IRS) offers free tax help through VITA to (i) people who generally make sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) or less, (ii) persons with disabilities, and (iii) limited English-speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns.
(1) Offer the following courses to students interested in becoming certified as tax preparers for the VITA program:
*H666-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 (1) Offer the following courses to students interested in becoming certified as tax preparers for the VITA program:
*DRH10332-MTa-53* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 a.
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SECTION 1.(e) Of the nonrecurring funds appropriated to the Community Colleges System Office in subsection (d) of this section for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the sum of up to five hundred forty-nine thousand dollars ($549,000) shall not revert at the end of the 2023-2024 fiscal yearbut shall remain availableuntil theendofthe 2024-2025fiscal yearto providebonuses of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) per community college receiving a grant to support a faculty champion on campus, to support hiring personnel for the VITA program, and to establish work-based learning opportunities for students.
SECTION 1.(e) Of the nonrecurring funds appropriated to the Community Colleges System Office in subsection (d) of this section for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the sum of up to five hundred forty-nine thousand dollars ($549,000) shall not revert at the end of the 2023-2024 fiscal yearbut shall remain availableuntil theendofthe2024-2025fiscal yearto providebonuses of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) per community college receiving a grant to support a faculty champion on campus, to support hiring personnel for the VITA program, and to establish work-based learning opportunities for students.
SECTION 1.(f) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Revenue the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in nonrecurring funds and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in recurring funds for the 2023-2024 fiscal year to provide training and technical assistance to community college campus personnel and students participating in Page 2 DRH10332-MTa-53 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 the grant program in accordance with this act.
SECTION 1.(f) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Revenue the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in nonrecurring funds and one hundred Page 2 House Bill 666-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 thousand dollars ($100,000) in recurring funds for the 2023-2024 fiscal year to provide training and technical assistance to community college campus personnel and students participating in the grant program in accordance with this act.
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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Co-sponsors (29)

Not signed on (147)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 666?
HB 666 is sponsored by Sarah Crawford (Democratic), Hardister, Rudow, Bradford, Eric Ager (Democratic), Vernetta Alston (Democratic), Autry, Amber M. Baker (Democratic), Mary Belk (Democratic), Gloristine Brown (Democratic), Kanika Brown (Democratic), Allen Buansi (Democratic), Laura Budd (Democratic), Deb Butler (Democratic), Becky Carney (Democratic), Maria Cervania (Democratic), Gill, Harris, Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Zack Hawkins (Democratic), Ya Liu (Democratic), Tim Longest (Democratic), Lucas, Nasif Majeed (U), Marcia Morey (Democratic), Lindsey Prather (Democratic), Renée A. Price (Democratic), James Roberson (Democratic), Julie von Haefen (Democratic), Charles Smith (Democratic), Joe John (Democratic), and Neal Jackson (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 666?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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