Arizona Lawmaker Pushes Bills Aimed at Supporting New and Growing Families

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - Arizona lawmaker Nick Kupper is pushing two bills he says would give families more financial support.

Kupper, a Republican representative in the Arizona House, says House Bill 2004 would give refundable tax credits to low-income parents after they have a baby. Single parents would get two thousand dollars, and married couples filing jointly would get four thousand dollars if they are at or below the federal poverty line. The amount gets smaller as income rises, ending at one hundred forty-five percent of the poverty level.

The bill, the lawmaker says, is meant to give financial support to women who may struggle after having a child. He says the goal is not to influence abortion law, but to offer “a little bit of help” for parents with limited means.

His second bill, House Bill 2011, expands Arizona’s current adoption tax credits to cover the adoption of frozen IVF embryos.

Kupper says the state already helps families who adopt children, and this bill simply adds another type of adoption. He says it does not change the legal status of embryos and is not meant to spark a political fight. He believes only a small number of families use embryo adoption, so the cost to the state would be low.

Kupper says both bills are part of his goal to support families and make it easier for parents to raise children in Arizona.