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Introduced Session

This bill amends and strikes statutory language to remove exclusions and limitations based on religious or sectarian use from multiple state programs and tax provisions. The bill amends the higher education facilities program by removing the exclusion of property used for sectarian study from the definition of eligible property. The bill amends the postsecondary enrollment options program and the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program by removing the nonsectarian course requirement. The bill amends textbook assistance for accredited nonpublic schools by removing religious limitations on the type of textbooks that may be purchased. The bill strikes duties of county officers that prohibit the appropriation, grant, or loan of public funds to certain institutions or entities under ecclesiastical or sectarian management or control and makes a conforming change as result of the strike. The bill removes exclusions of sectarian books and expenses that relate to the teaching of religion from the definitions of textbooks and tuition for purposes of the tuition and textbook tax credit. This provision of the bill applies retroactively to January 1, 2026, for tax years beginning on or after that date. Lastly, the bill strikes exclusions of certain religious services, materials, or activities from the definition of “early childhood development expenses” for purposes of the early childhood development tax credit. This provision of the bill applies retroactively to January 1, 2026, for tax years beginning on or after that date.

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Amy Sinclair (R)*, 

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2231. S.J. 226. (on 02/09/2026)

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