Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Relating to: subtraction for certain income of members of the National Guard and Reserves. (FE)
Income tax — Deduction Legislature — Tax exemptions joint survey committee on Military personnel National guard
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
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Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill creates an income tax subtraction for the amount of income or compensation received for federally required drills and field exercises by an individual who is a member of the National Guard or a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces and the compensation received by a member of a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces for inactive-duty training. The bill’s provision applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
Current law provides an income tax subtraction for military income received by a member of a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces who is called into specified active federal service or special state service. Current law also provides an income tax subtraction for military income received by an individual who is on active duty in the U.S. armed forces.
Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Introduced by: Feyen (R) , Jacque (R) , James (R) , Testin (R)
23 cosponsors
Allen (R) , Andraca (D) , Behnke (R) , Carpenter (D) , Dittrich (R) , Doyle (D) , Franklin (R) , Goeben (R) , Habush Sinykin (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Melotik (R) , Moses (R) , Mursau (R) , Penterman (R) , Pfaff (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stubbs (D) , Tucker (R) , Wichgers (R)
Votes
Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0
Passed 5–0 Feb 19, 2026 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Senate: Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 7, Noes 0
Passed 7–0 Mar 16, 2026 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Full history
- Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Senators James, Jacque, Feyen and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Franklin, Penterman, Behnke, Kreibich, Moses, Mursau, Tucker, Wichgers, Andraca, Sinicki, Allen, Dittrich, Goeben, Stubbs and Knodl
- Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs
- Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Senator Habush Sinykin added as a coauthor
- Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Representative Melotik added as a cosponsor
- Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
- Mar 2, 2026 · Senate
Representative Joers added as a cosponsor
- Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested
- Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
Senator Pfaff added as a coauthor
- Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor
- Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Jun 16, 2026 · Senate
Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor