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Committee hears bill to expand post-9/11 military pension tax exemption; fiscal impact questioned
Summary
Senator John Fuller introduced Senate Bill 93 to change eligibility rules for a military retirement income subtraction, restoring eligibility for veterans who established Montana residency on or after Sept. 11, 2001, and eliminating a five‑year limit on the benefit.
Senator John Fuller introduced Senate Bill 93 to expand the subtraction available to military retirees by changing the residency cutoff and removing a five‑year limit on how long the subtraction can be claimed. Fuller said the change would restore eligibility to veterans who established Montana residency on or after Sept. 11, 2001, and remove a current five‑year cap created in 2023.
“For those who spend a career in service of their country… Montana should join the 43 other states” that exempt some retirement income, Senator Fuller said, calling the measure part of an effort to bring veterans back to Montana. Fuller asked the committee to consider the state constitution’s allowance for special treatment…
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