Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB444: Enact the Tithing Protection Act
Status: In committee, October 1, 2025
To amend section 5747.01 of the Revised Code to allow a personal income tax deduction for certain donations to churches and to name this act the Tithing Protection Act.
What the bill says
To amend section 5747.01 of the Revised Code to allow a personal income tax deduction for certain donations to churches and to name this act the Tithing Protection Act.
From the introduced text, September 15, 2025:
To amend section 5747.01 of the Revised Code to allow a personal income tax deduction for certain donations to churches and to name this act the Tithing Protection Act. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That section 5747.01 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows: Sec. 5747.01. Except as otherwise expressly provided or clearly appearing from the context, any term used in this chapter that is not otherwise defined in this section has the same meaning as when used in a comparable context in the laws of the United States relating to federal income taxes or if not used in a comparable context in those laws, has the same meaning as in section 5733.40 of the Revised Code. Any reference in this chapter to the Internal Revenue Code includes other laws of the United States relating to federal income taxes. As used in this chapter: (A) "Adjusted gross income" or "Ohio adjusted gross income" means federal adjusted gross income, as defined and used in the Internal Revenue Code, adjusted as provided in this section: (1) Add interest or dividends on obligations or securities of any state or of any political subdivision or authority of any state, other than this state and its subdivisions and authorities. (2) Add interest or …
Sponsors
- Josh Williams (R, 44) · primary sponsor
- Dontavius Jarrells (D, 1) · primary sponsor
- Tim Barhorst (R, 85)
- Adam Bird (R, 63)
- Sean Brennan (D, 14)
- Thaddeus Claggett (R, 68)
- Gary Click (R, 88)
- Jack Daniels (R, 32)
- Jennifer Gross (R, 45)
- Thomas Hall (R, 46)
- Marilyn John (R, 76)
- Mark Johnson (R, 92)
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Subjects: Taxation
Common questions
- What is HB444?
- HB444 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Enact the Tithing Protection Act.
- What does HB444 do?
- In its own words: To amend section 5747.01 of the Revised Code to allow a personal income tax deduction for certain donations to churches and to name this act the Tithing Protection Act.
- What is the status of HB444?
- In committee as of October 1, 2025. Latest action: Referred to committee (October 1, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB444?
- Josh Williams (R, 44), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB444?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb444
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