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Ohio lawmaker presents 'Family First' package proposing baby, fertility and marriage tax incentives
Summary
Representative Williams presented HB 340, HB 341 and HB 342 to allow optional employer‑provided $1,000 baby bonuses, employer tax credits to cover assisted reproduction, and a $1,000 marriage bonus as part of a "Family First" agenda; sponsors and members debated moral framing and fiscal cost, and the committee took the bills under advisement.
Representative Williams told the House Ways and Means Committee she introduced three bills constituting a "Family First" agenda to use targeted tax incentives to encourage births and family formation.
"Population decline is one of the greatest issues facing Ohio," Williams said in sponsor testimony, opening HB 340 (the Baby Bonus Act). HB 340 would allow employers to award a tax‑deductible baby bonus when an employee or an employee's spouse gives birth or adopts. Williams testified the bonus must be at least $1,000 per parent or couple and that an employer could claim up to $1,000 per parent or couple, with a stated maximum employer credit of $50,000 per…
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