H 479 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

TAXATION – Amends House Bill 40, House Bill 304, and existing law to revise provisions regarding certain tax deductions, certain corporate income tax rates, certain protections for taxpayers, and certain sales tax distributions and to revise an effective date.

This bill revises Idaho's tax code to allow military retirees and surviving spouses to deduct their military retirement pay from state taxable income, regardless of age or disability status. It sets the deduction limit at the maximum Social Security benefit amount for the tax year, adjusted for inflation, and clarifies how federal retirement benefits affect this deduction. The change directly affects Idaho military retirees, their families, and veterans receiving military retirement pay, ensuring they can reduce their state tax burden similarly to other retirement benefits. The policy update, effective retroactively from January 1, 2025, replaces previous age and disability restrictions.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Signed Apr 4, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2025 · House Apr 2, 2025

How they voted

350
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Apr 3, 2025
D Democratic6
5 Yea 1
83% Yea
R Republican30
30 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Apr 4, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on April 4, 2025 Session Law Chapter 302 Effective: Retroactive to 01/01/2025 SECTION 1 & 2; 04/04/2025 SECTION 8; 07/01/2025 SECTION 3-7
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – RabeFloor Sponsor - RicksTitle apvd - to House
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Local Government & Taxation
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 66-0-4AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen,
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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