The bill provides an income tax credit for volunteer EMS technicians and fire fighters
(DES MOINES) - Gov. Terry E. Branstad today announced he will sign House File 2459 Friday, May 16, 2014, at noon. The bill signing will be held at West Des Moines Public Safety Station 19, where the governor was previously scheduled to sign an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week proclamation.
May 18 - 24, 2014, is National EMS Week. Gov. Branstad's proclamation will make May 18-24, 2014, EMS Week in Iowa.
The following proclamation and bill signing is open to credentialed members of the media:
Friday, May 16, 2014
Noon Gov. Branstad signs EMS Week proclamation and House File 2459
West Des Moines Public Safety Station 19
8055 Mills Civic Parkway
West Des Moines, IA
House File 2459: an Act relating to the individual income tax by creating a tax credit for reserve peace officers and by modifying the tax credit for volunteer fire fighter and volunteer emergency medical services personnel and including retroactive applicability provisions.
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