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HB361 • 2025

Income tax; exempt all retirement income received as retirement benefits in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components

Income tax; exempt all retirement income received as retirement benefits in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components

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Sponsor
Ballard, Bethany
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Exempting Military Retirement Income from Georgia State Tax

This bill changes Georgia law to stop taxing retirement money earned by people who served in the U.S. armed forces or their reserve units.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends Chapter 7 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated regarding income taxes.
  • Exempts all income received as retirement benefits from service in the United States armed forces.
  • Exempts all income received as retirement benefits from reserve components of the U.S. armed forces.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who receive retirement benefits for service in the United States armed forces.
  • People who receive retirement benefits for service in reserve components of the U.S. military.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not state a specific date when this law will take effect, though it mentions providing one.
  • The bill summary states it provides for an effective date and applicability but does not list the specific details in the provided excerpt.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-12 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

Income tax; exempt all retirement income received as retirement benefits in the armed forces of the United States or the reserve components