WisconsinBill would let Guard and Reserve members subtract certain military pay
The failed bill would allow eligible National Guard members and military reservists to subtract certain pay from taxable income for years beginning after 2025.
What it does
If enacted, Guard members and military reservists could subtract certain basic pay and inactive-duty training pay when calculating taxable income, if that income was not already subtracted.
Argument forEligible service members could lower the income subject to state tax by excluding qualifying military pay from their taxable income.
Argument againstService members may face more complicated tax filing because they must identify qualifying pay and avoid subtracting the same income twice.
More detail
Members could subtract certain military pay when calculating taxable income. The provision covers National Guard members’ basic pay and Reserve members’ basic pay and inactive-duty training compensation. The pay could be subtracted only to the extent it is not already subtracted under the same tax provision. The subtraction would apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 16Representative Doyle added as a cosponsorLatest
- Mar 23Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Major
- Mar 19Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Mar 17Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor
- Mar 16Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 7, Noes 0Minor
- Vote recorded Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received, Ayes 7, Noes 0. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 13Senator Pfaff added as a coauthor
- Mar 12Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested
- Mar 2Representative Joers added as a cosponsor
- Feb 27Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
- Feb 19Available for scheduling
- Vote recorded Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0Minor
- Feb 19Executive action taken
- Feb 17Public hearing held
- Feb 17Representative Melotik added as a cosponsor
- Feb 13Senator Habush Sinykin added as a coauthor
- Feb 10Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- Feb 6Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military AffairsMinor
- Feb 6Introduced 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 KnodlIntroduced
Taxes & BudgetVeteransNational Security