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SB356Introduced in the Senate

Income Tax Credit - Parent of a Stillborn Child

EngrossedHouse Ways and Means

Introduced by Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Allowing a parent of a stillborn child a refundable credit of $1,000 against the State income tax for each birth for which a certain certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth or a certificate of fetal death has been issued; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026.

Where it stands

Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.

March 16, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Third Reading Passed · February 17, 2026

40

Yes

1

No

6

Absent or Not Voting

47 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. First Reading Budget and Taxation

  2. Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.

  3. Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation

  4. Favorable with Amendments {863225/1 Adopted

  5. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  6. Third Reading Passed (40-1)

  7. Referred Ways and Means

  8. Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.

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