HB 2204 Summary

• Extends the deadline for the Department of Veterans' Services to accept Native American veterans' income tax settlement claims from December 31, 2017 to December 31, 2019.

• Expands the eligible period for withheld Arizona income tax from September 1, 1993 to July 1, 1977, allowing veterans with earlier withholdings to file settlement claims.

• Changes the fund reversion date from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2021, allowing unexpended monies in the veterans' income tax settlement fund additional time before reverting to the state general fund.

• Extends annual reporting requirements for the Department of Revenue regarding settlement fund expenditures and expenditure estimates through 2021 instead of 2019.

• Delays the repeal of the Native American veterans' income tax settlement program from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2021.