Transplant Medicine

Committee endorses bill to give Arkansas organ donors a tax break

Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, March 3rd, 2005

Arkansans could take deductions up to $10,000 on their state income-tax returns for expenses related to organ donations if a bill endorsed by a House committee becomes law.

Meanwhile, a bill intended to curb the state's methamphetamine epidemic by locking up certain cold medications continued its rapid run through the Arkansas Legislature. The bill by Senator Percy Malone, D-Arkadelphia, was approved by the House public health committee February 8, 2005, and next heads to the House floor.

The organ-donation legislation by Representative Chris Thyer, D-Jonesboro, was given a favorable recommendation February 8, 2005, by the House Revenue and Tax...

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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2005-03-03)

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