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Committee hears bill to allow $12,000 tax deduction for living organ donors
Summary
House Bill 422 would let living organ donors deduct up to $12,000 in out-of-pocket expenses from taxable income; committee heard sponsor and a kidney foundation witness but took no vote at the hearing.
The House Finance Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 422, which would allow living organ donors to deduct up to $12,000 in reimbursable, out-of-pocket expenses from taxable income.
Representative Jim Haddock, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the deduction would cover costs donors often face that are not reimbursed by recipient insurance, such as travel, lodging, meals, lost wages and related medical expenses. “Sometimes those costs can be in the thousands of dollars and can be a barrier to the donation,” Haddock said, noting more than 8,000 Pennsylvanians are on organ waiting lists.
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