Indiana / State / 124th General Assembly, 2025 Regular Session

House Enrolled Act 1280 (P.L.58-2025) Extended the military pay exemption and the military retirement deduction to the Space Force and the Public Health Service and NOAA commissioned corps

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Expands benefits Extends the military pay exemption and the military retirement deduction to the Space Force and the Public Health Service and NOAA commissioned corps.

Amended IC 6-3-1-34 so qualified military income includes pay of the Space Force and of the Public Health Service and NOAA commissioned corps, and IC 6-3-2-4 so the retirement and survivor benefits deduction covers those services, effective January 1, 2025 retroactively. Approved April 10, 2025. The Department of Revenue updated Information Bulletins 6 and 27 in June 2025.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done, House
  2. In committee Done, House Ways and Means, then Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy
  3. Passed one chamber Done, House, 92-0
  4. Passed both chambers Done, Senate, 47-0
  5. Signed by the governor Done, Public Law 58
  6. In effect Done,

Sponsors

  • Mitch GoreSponsor, House
  • Steve BartelsCo-sponsor, House
  • Renee PackCo-sponsor, House
  • Matt CommonsCo-sponsor, House
  • James TomesCo-sponsor, Senate
  • Andrea HunleyCo-sponsor, Senate
  • Lonnie RandolphCo-sponsor, Senate

What it touches

  • IC 6-3-1-34
  • IC 6-3-2-4

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Official record

Read House Enrolled Act 1280 (P.L.58-2025) on the jurisdiction's own record