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Committee hears testimony in support of exempting military retirement pay from state income tax (HB 2050)

2694466 · March 18, 2025
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Lawmakers and dozens of public witnesses testified in favor of House Bill 2,050, which would exempt military retirement pay from Oregon state income tax; sponsors said the exemption would help retain veterans in Oregon but noted the measure has a fiscal impact that will be addressed in subsequent review.

The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 2,050, which would exempt from state income tax “all retirement pay or pension received for services in the armed forces,” LPRO staff said, and described two pending amendments: one to align the bill’s definition of veteran with statute and another to add surviving spouses to the exclusion.

Representative Emily McIntyre, a co-sponsor, said Kingsley Field in her district supplied repeated examples of service members who contribute extensively to local communities and who might leave…

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