A conference committee for the legislature approved amended language to Senate Bill 2282 and voted to dissolve the committee after adopting the changes.

Committee members agreed to replace the earlier amendment with a version that raises the employer payment requirement and removes a residency limitation. Under the adopted text, an employer must provide $1,000 to an employee to qualify for a $500 tax credit; the committee also accepted a House change to move a percentage figure from 30 to 50. The committee struck language that limited the qualifying employee to residents of the state.

The changes were discussed in the committee hearing before a roll-call vote. Senator Powers raised a question about whether the credit would go to nonresidents and asked for follow-up data on program use. Charles Dindy, general counsel for the tax department, told the committee that "the credit's actually gonna be claimed by the employers, not the worker," and that the department could report totals for credits claimed but likely could not break those totals down by resident versus nonresident on individual claims. Dindy said the department could provide aggregate statistics on the total amount of credits provided, except in cases where the number was so small that disclosure would identify a particular business.

Committee members moved several procedural motions in sequence: a motion to reconsider the bill, adoption of the amendment language described above, a motion for a "do pass" recommendation as amended, and a motion to dissolve the conference committee. Each motion was seconded where required and carried on roll-call votes recorded during the meeting.

The committee did not specify an effective date for the changes in the discussion recorded in the transcript, nor did it provide additional implementation details. Committee members asked the tax department to provide usage data in roughly two years to assess whether the credit is being used as intended; Dindy indicated the department could provide aggregate statistics if the program is used.

The committee adjourned after voting to dissolve the conference committee on Senate Bill 2282.