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Public Act 26-35, sections 18 and 19; Public Act 26-68, section 277 Exempted honor guard pay, Guard active service pay and Public Health Service retired pay from income tax

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2026 Regular SessionTakes effect

Expands benefits Exempts honor guard pay, Guard active service pay and Public Health Service retired pay from the income tax.

Honor guard compensation is exempt from the 2026 tax year, Public Health Service commissioned corps retired pay is deductible from the 2026 tax year, and Guard pay for being ordered out for active service is exempt from the 2027 tax year.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done, Raised bill HB 5406, referred to the Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs
  2. In committee Done, Joint Favorable Substitute from Veterans' and Military Affairs, then Finance, Revenue and Bonding
  3. Passed one chamber Done, House, as amended by House Amendment Schedule A
  4. Passed both chambers Done, Senate, in concurrence
  5. Signed by the governor Done, Public Act 26-68 was signed the same day
  6. In effect Scheduled for

Sponsors

  • Veterans' and Military Affairs CommitteeSponsor, Party and district not on the record
  • Christopher PoulosCo-sponsor, House, District 81
  • Michael D. QuinnCo-sponsor, House, District 82
  • Nicholas MenapaceCo-sponsor, House, District 37
  • William HeffernanCo-sponsor, House, District 115
  • Savet ConstantineCo-sponsor, House, District 42
  • Kerry S. WoodCo-sponsor, House, District 29
  • Hector ArzenoCo-sponsor, House, District 151
  • Laurie SweetCo-sponsor, House, District 91
  • Ronald A. NapoliCo-sponsor, House, District 73
  • Hubert D. DelanyCo-sponsor, House, District 144
  • Iris N SanchezCo-sponsor, House, District 25
  • Jaime S. FosterCo-sponsor, House, District 57
  • Kara RochelleCo-sponsor, House, District 104
  • Aimee Berger-GirvaloCo-sponsor, House, District 111
  • Nick GauthierCo-sponsor, House, District 38
  • Kaitlyn ShakeCo-sponsor, House, District 120
  • Bob GodfreyCo-sponsor, House, District 110
  • Patrick S. BoydCo-sponsor, House, District 50
  • Tom DelnickiCo-sponsor, House, District 14
  • Hilda E. SantiagoCo-sponsor, House, District 84
  • David RutiglianoCo-sponsor, House, District 123
  • Dave W. YaccarinoCo-sponsor, House, District 87
  • Henry J. GengaCo-sponsor, House, District 10
  • Kenneth GuckerCo-sponsor, House, District 138
  • Tim AckertCo-sponsor, House, District 8
  • Larry B. ButlerCo-sponsor, House, District 72
  • Gary A. TurcoCo-sponsor, House, District 27
  • Dominique JohnsonCo-sponsor, House, District 143
  • Tami ZawistowskiCo-sponsor, House, District 61
  • Patricia A. DillonCo-sponsor, House, District 92
  • Michael "MJ" ShannonCo-sponsor, House, District 117
  • Jason BuchsbaumCo-sponsor, House, District 69
  • Saud AnwarCo-sponsor, Senate, District 3
  • Tony HwangCo-sponsor, Senate, District 28
  • Tammy NuccioCo-sponsor, House, District 53
  • Tina CourpasCo-sponsor, House, District 149
  • Irene M. HainesCo-sponsor, House, District 34
  • Patrick E. CallahanCo-sponsor, House, District 108
  • William PizzutoCo-sponsor, House, District 71
  • Tony J. ScottCo-sponsor, House, District 112
  • Martin FoncelloCo-sponsor, House, District 107
  • Christie M. CarpinoCo-sponsor, House, District 32
  • Kathy KennedyCo-sponsor, House, District 119
  • Donna VeachCo-sponsor, House, District 30
  • Joseph H. ZulloCo-sponsor, House, District 99
  • Mark W. AndersonCo-sponsor, House, District 62
  • Craig C. FishbeinCo-sponsor, House, District 90
  • Heather S. SomersCo-sponsor, Senate, District 18
  • Paul CicarellaCo-sponsor, Senate, District 34
  • Jason PerilloCo-sponsor, Senate, District 21
  • Stephen G. HardingCo-sponsor, Senate, District 30
  • John A. KisselCo-sponsor, Senate, District 7

What it touches

  • Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-701

Catalog entry

Official record

Read Public Act 26-35, sections 18 and 19; Public Act 26-68, section 277 on the jurisdiction's own record