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Senate expands bill on income‑tax deductions for survivor benefits, adds first‑responder and teacher provisions
Summary
Senate substitute for Senate Bill 59 — originally a narrow income‑tax deduction for survivors of veterans’ benefits — was amended on the floor to add surviving spouses of first responders and teachers, and to fold in a long‑term dignity account extension; amendments were adopted and the substitute perfected.
Senate substitute for Senate Bill 59, originally introduced as a short measure to exempt certain veterans’ survivor benefits from state income tax, was amended and perfected on Feb. 4 with several additions that broadened the measure.
The original sponsor described the substitute as "just a 1 sentence bill that essentially gives our veterans who have survivor benefits the ability to have that be given to their survivors without any tax deductions." Senators on the floor expanded the text with multiple adopted amendments.
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