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House committee hears bill to create employer tax credit for paid leave for living organ donors
Summary
The Ohio House Ways and Means Committee held a first hearing on House Bill 122, which would create an employer income tax credit to reimburse paid leave for employees who donate organs. Sponsors emphasized potential health and fiscal benefits; the committee did not vote.
The Ohio House Ways and Means Committee held a first hearing on House Bill 122, a measure to create an employer income tax credit that would reimburse paid leave for employees who serve as living organ donors, sponsors told the committee.
Supporters said the credit would remove a barrier to donation and could yield downstream savings by reducing reliance on costly treatments such as dialysis. "But these costs, I think, are something Ohio can readily afford," Representative Lambton told the committee, citing a Legislative Service Commission (LSC) estimate of potential revenue loss under a maximum-use scenario.
The bill would allow qualifying employers a credit of up to $300 per day for donor leave, with a maximum credit of $9,000 per eligible employee and a stated…
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