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Representative recounts family tragedy while proposing $500 stillbirth tax credit
Summary
Representative Les Eves described the stillbirth of his granddaughter and introduced HB1457, a proposal for a one-time $500 tax credit for parents of stillborn children at 20 weeks gestation; DFA estimated an approximate $139,000 fiscal impact based on 2018 CDC data of about 279 stillbirths in Arkansas.
Representative Les Eves told the Senate Revenue & Tax Committee a personal story about the stillbirth of his granddaughter, identified the child as Paisley, and introduced House Bill 1457 to provide a one-time $500 state tax credit to parents of a stillborn child who reached 20 weeks of gestation.
Eves described the medical, emotional and financial burdens families face after a stillbirth, including funeral and burial costs…
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