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HR 1393 115th Congress House Taxation Employment taxes Intergovernmental relations State and local taxation

Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017

Introduced: March 13, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 21, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 20, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 20, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4947)
Jun 20, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4947)
Jun 20, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1393.
Jun 20, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4947-4951)
Jun 20, 2017
Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 15, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 121.
Jun 15, 2017
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-180.
Mar 22, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 22, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 2.
Mar 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Mar 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced in House
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(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 15, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the wages or other remuneration earned by an employee who performs employment duties in more than one state from being subject to income tax in any state other than: (1) the state of the employee's residence, and (2) the state within which the employee is present and performing employment duties for more than 30 days during the calendar year in which the wages or other remuneration is earned.

The bill exempts employers from state income tax withholding and information reporting requirements for employees not subject to income tax in the state under this bill. For the purposes of determining penalties related to an employer's state income tax withholding or reporting requirements, an employer may rely on an employee's annual determination of the time expected to be spent working in a state in the absence of fraud or collusion by such employee.

For the purposes of this bill, the term "employee" excludes: professional athletes; professional entertainers; production employees who perform services in connection with certain film, television, or other commercial video productions; and public figures who are persons of prominence who perform services for wages or other remuneration on a per-event basis.

(Sec. 3) The bill takes effect on January 1 of the second calendar year that begins after the enactment of this bill. The bill does not apply to any tax obligation that accrues before the effective date.

What's happening now June 21, 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 32
All 32 Democratic 7 Republican 10
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jun 13, 2017
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jun 12, 2017
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 12, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 6, 2017
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jun 6, 2017
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 25, 2017
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Apr 26, 2017
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Apr 26, 2017
Pittenger, Robert
· Apr 25, 2017
Mitchell, Paul
· Mar 23, 2017
Curbelo, Carlos
· Mar 21, 2017
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Mar 21, 2017
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Mar 20, 2017
 R
Webster, Daniel
Florida · Mar 20, 2017
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Mar 16, 2017
Hensarling, Jeb
· Mar 13, 2017
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Mar 13, 2017
SMITH, LAMAR
· Mar 13, 2017
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Mar 10, 2017
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Mar 9, 2017
Comstock, Barbara
· Mar 7, 2017
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Mar 7, 2017
Hurd, Will
· Mar 7, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 7, 2017
Marino, Tom
· Mar 7, 2017
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 7, 2017
Messer, Luke
· Mar 7, 2017
Rice, Tom
· Mar 7, 2017
Rooney, Thomas
· Mar 7, 2017
 R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Mar 7, 2017
Walker, Mark
· Mar 7, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 7, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1393: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1393/
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"H.R. 1393: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1393/.
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