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Committee tables proposed eight‑year phase‑out of Social Security income tax after equity and revenue concerns
Summary
Representative Elaine Cinnacortes proposed phasing out the state tax on Social Security over eight years; opponents and some members raised fairness and fiscal concerns. The committee voted to table the bill (tabling motion passed 5–3).
Representative Elaine Cinnacortes presented House Bill 92 and an accompanying amendment, describing the bill as an eight‑year phase-out that would ultimately exempt Social Security income from state income tax.
"This bill phases out the income tax on Social Security, which puts money back into seniors' pockets," Cinnacortes said, adding the phase-out is…
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