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Delegates push tax breaks for volunteer public-safety members, public-safety retirees and military retirees
Summary
The committee heard several related income-tax subtraction bills: HB815 would increase the public-safety volunteer subtraction to $10,000; HB792 would raise the retirement-income subtraction for public-safety employees 55+ to $20,000; HB800 would remove the 55-year age limit for military retirement income subtraction. Sponsors framed the measures
Delegates presented a set of related income-tax subtraction bills aimed at providing modest tax relief to public-safety volunteers, public-safety retirees and military retirees.
Delegate Dana Stein testified in support of House Bill 815, which would raise the public-safety volunteer subtraction modification from $7,000 to $10,000 for tax years 2025 and beyond. Stein said volunteers deliver substantial in-kind value — he cited an estimated $65…
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