Dynamic Glass Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3274
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2019-06-13
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources

Business investment and capital

Electric power generation and transmission

Income tax credits

Lighting, heating, cooling
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Dynamic Glass Act of 2019</b></p> This bill classifies electrochromic glass as energy property for purposes of the investment tax credit. The bill defines &quot;electrochromic glass&quot; as glass which uses electricity to change its light transmittance properties to heat or cool a structure.

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3274 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 13, 2019 Mr. Horsford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the energy investment tax credit for electrochromic glass.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dynamic Glass Act of 2019 . 2. Inclusion of electrochromic glass as energy property for purposes of investment tax credit (a) In general Section 48(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of subclause (III) and by adding at the end the following new subclause: (V) energy property described in paragraph (3)(A)(viii), and . (b) Electrochromic glass described Section 48(a)(3)(A) of such Code is amended by striking or at the end of clause (vi), by adding or at the end of clause (vii), and by adding at the end the following new clause: (viii) glass which uses electricity to change its light transmittance properties in order to heat or cool a structure, but only with respect to property the construction of which begins before January 1, 2022. . (c) Phaseout Section 48(a)(6) of such Code is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (3)(A)(i) each place it appears and inserting clause (i) or (viii) of paragraph (3)(A) , and (2) by inserting and electrochromic glass after solar energy property . (d) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.