Prove income tax credit for nonpublic school expenses such as private or homeschool tuition
HB 209 proposed creating a state income tax credit for taxpayers covering nonpublic school education expenses. This credit would apply to qualifying students attending private schools or being homeschooled. Eligible expenses include tuition, textbooks, extracurricular activities, and other specific educational costs like therapies or vocational programs. The credit amount would be limited to the lesser of the expenses paid or 44.7% of a set state rate, and it could not exceed the taxpayer's overall tax liability.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2025
Last action May 20, 2025
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LC1701.pdf
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HB0209_1.pdf
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill was renumbered from LC 1701 to HB 209.1 and updated with an authorized print version header. The most significant substantive change is the addition of a new provision stating that only one taxpayer may claim the nonpublic school education expenses credit for a given tax year, preventing multiple claims within the same household.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding the nonpublic school education expenses credit was narrowed by adding a restriction on who can claim the credit.
ELIGIBILITY
Added a restriction limiting the nonpublic school education expenses credit to only one taxpayer per household for a given tax year.
TECHNICAL
Updated bill number from LC 1701 to HB 209.1 and updated page headers to reflect the authorized print version.
Floor votes · House Jan 29, 2025
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Jan 29, 2025
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican12
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Jan 29, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (21-0)
house
Jan 29, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Taxation
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Greg Overstreet
RRepublican
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