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Senate bill would create one-time tax credit for parents of stillborn children; two parents testify about financial and emotional toll
Summary
Sen. Waldstreicher presented SB 414, which would grant a one-time state tax credit to parents of stillborn children in the year of the stillbirth; two mothers testified about the emotional and financial costs of burial and related expenses.
Senator Waldstreicher introduced Senate Bill 414 at the Ways and Means Committee hearing on March 27, describing the measure as a one-time income tax credit for parents who experience a stillbirth in the year of the loss and saying the bill "provides a small comfort for a deep wound." He told the committee the bill requires documentation of the stillbirth from the Vital Records Administration within the State Department of Health, which already issues such records.
Two parents testified about their experiences. Lauren (last name not provided in testimony)…
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