Bill Type
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Long Title
AN ACT GRANTING NON-WAGE BENEFITS TO MINIMUM WAGE EARNERS BY PROVIDING FOR A MINIMUM WAGE EARNER PERSONAL EXEMPTION ALLOWANCE, AMENDING SECTION 35 OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 24, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01248 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT GRANTING NON-WAGE BENEFITS TO MINIMUM WAGE EARNERS BY PROVIDING FOR A MINIMUM WAGE EARNER PERSONAL EXEMPTION ALLOWANCE, AMENDING SECTION 35 OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : The bill grants minimum wage earners in both the private and public sectors an additional personal exemption equivalent to the highest minimum wage in the country provided that such exemption may be claimed by one the spouses only in the case of married individuals. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BICHARA, AL FRANCIS D. |
| DATE FILED : 2007-07-24 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Bonoan-David (008 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: |
| 1. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2008-02-26 |
| 2. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2008-03-04 |
| 3. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2008-03-11 |
| 4. Approved by the Committee on 2008-04-22 |
| 5. Committee Report filed on 2008-04-28 |
| MOTHER BILL: HB03971 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ON 2007-08-06 |
Abstract
The bill grants minimum wage earners in both the private and public sectors an additional personal exemption equivalent to the highest minimum wage in the country provided that such exemption may be claimed by one the spouses only in the case of married individuals.
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