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Committee postpones PERA retiree tax credit after legal review flagged federal nondiscrimination issue

2168552 · January 27, 2025
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Summary

HB 1052, which initially proposed a refundable income tax credit for PERA retirees, was postponed after sponsors and staff identified a likely conflict with federal nondiscrimination rules that would require adding federal employees and substantially change the fiscal profile.

Representative Liza Hamrick presented a revised posture on House Bill 1052 and asked the committee to postpone the measure indefinitely after legal staff flagged a federal nondiscrimination issue that affects retiree tax credits.

Why the pause: Hamrick said the bill, as drafted, would have established a refundable income tax credit for qualifying PERA retirees but did not include federal retirees;…

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