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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio House Bill 444 Enacts Tithing Protection Act to Allow Income Tax Deductions for Church Donations
Last action · October 1, 2025: Referred to Ways and MeansSponsors: Josh Williams and 29 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio House Bill 444 amends section 5747.01 of the to allow individual taxpayers who elect to under federal law to deduct charitable contributions made to churches or associations of churches from their state income tax.
Taxpayers who and contribute to religious institutions will be eligible to lower their state income tax liability starting in taxable years ending on or after the effective date of the act.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Individual taxpayers who itemize deductions
Taxpayers who itemize their deductions are permitted to deduct contributions made to churches or associations of churches from their state income tax calculations.
Churches and religious associations
Religious organizations may experience changes in donor contribution incentives resulting from the new state tax deduction.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Oct 1, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Ways and Means
- Sep 15, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
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Introduction of Specific Religious Donation Deduction
The bill explicitly integrates itemized charitable contributions to churches into the state adjusted gross income calculation framework.
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Sources
www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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