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Committee hears bill to extend property tax credit to parents after stillbirth
Summary
Sen. Wallstreicher told the Ways and Means Committee that SB 356 would allow local property tax credits to cover families who experience stillbirths, citing financial hardship and urging counties to adopt the enabling measure; families attended and sponsors argued the credit would increase equity and discoverability compared with a grant.
Senator Wallstreicher, sponsor of SB 356, told the House Ways and Means Committee on March 24 that the bill would allow counties to offer a property tax credit to parents who experience a stillbirth, arguing the change addresses unexpected burial costs and other financial burdens.
The sponsor said the measure is enabling — counties would choose whether to adopt the credit — and highlighted efforts to avoid unintended legal consequences tied to reproductive policy. "Giving birth to a stillborn child is one of the most traumatic things that a parent can go…
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