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Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
New bill provides tax credit for pregnancy resource center donors
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – This week House Bill 1201 authored by Rep. Cody Maynard (R-Durant) and Sen. David Bullard (R-Durant), is set to move forward after passing the Senate Revenue Taxation Committee, granting some tax relief for any individual contributing to nonprofit pregnancy resource centers. HB 1201 would give an income tax credit equal to 70% of what an individual contributes specifically to a nonprofit pregnancy resource center. Additionally, the bill includes qualifying entities providing maternity housing and facilities offering care for new mothers and newborns. School cell phone ban moves one step closer at Capitol Oklahoma Senate leaders highlighted Oklahoma has roughly 40 pregnancy resource centers across the state. 'These centers are on the forefront of helping new mothers and women in crisis pregnancies get the help and support they need,' Bullard said. 'This legislation encourages Oklahomans to donate to these vital organizations that play a key role in protecting the unborn by providing women with the resources they need to choose life. At its core, House Bill 1201 is a pro-life bill that enables women to build a better future for themselves and their children.' HB 1201 limits the tax credit to $50,000 per person each year, capping credits at $5 million annually. The bill now moves to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Schools won't have to notify parents about gender talks
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Most of the 69 representatives in the South Dakota House made clear Thursday that they don't want to establish state requirements for K-12 school employees regarding students' gender ideology. The legislation from Republican Rep. Logan Manhart sought to require that a school nurse, school counselor, teacher, administrator, or any other staff member employed by a school district or accredited nonpublic school must notify a student's parent or guardian if questions regarding a student's gender confusion or gender dysphoria are discussed with a student. Bill to end child marriage in SD clears first hurdle House Bill 1201 as amended by the House Education Committee also would have prohibited them from: Providing any instruction or presentation to a student with the purpose of studying, exploring, or informing the student about gender identity, gender expression, or the concept that a student's gender may be inconsistent with the student's biological sex at birth; Encouraging or coercing a student to withhold from the student's parent, legal guardian, or other custodian the fact that the student's perception of the student's gender or sex is inconsistent with the student's sex; or Withholding from a student's parent, legal guardian, or other custodian, information related to a student's perception that the student's gender or sex is inconsistent with the student's sex. 'This is a parents' rights bill fundamentally,' Manhart said. Needing 36 yes votes to advance to the Senate, HB 1201 instead failed 28-40. Republican Rep. Marty Overweg tried to remove the private schools but his amendment failed on a voice vote where the opponents were much louder than the supporters. 'This is an issue we're facing nationwide,' Manhart said in closing. 'It protects parents' rights to know what's going on in their kids' lives.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
