Introduced
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To grant a refundable business tax break based on the price it pays for electricity to the Hemlock Semiconductor company and perhaps other producers of polycrystalline silicon used in solar cells and semiconductor chips. Refundable means that if the value of the tax credit exceeds what the company owes, the state would write it a check for the difference.
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Tourism
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered
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To require the firm to repay "all or a portion" of the tax credits it receives if it does not build or operate the new plant it promises.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology