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Committee hears personal testimony for STORK Act; amendment added to cover adoptive parents
Summary
On the second hearing of House Bill 87, proponents told the House Ways and Means Committee the bill would give immediate tax relief to expectant parents and exempt more infant essentials from sales tax. Representatives accepted an amendment to extend the dependent claim provision to adoptive parents.
COLUMBUS — Supporters of House Bill 87 told the House Ways and Means Committee on its second hearing that the bill would give parents immediate tax relief and exempt more baby essentials from sales and use tax.
Emma Martinez, director of legislative affairs for Ohio Right to Life, told the committee the measure, called the Strategic Tax Opportunities for Raising Kids (STORK) Act, would “effectively reduce financial strain for families with young kids.” She described two main provisions: allowing expectant parents to claim a conceived child as a dependent and expanding sales-tax…
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