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SB 429 West Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Providing tax credit to certain honorably discharged veterans for lifetime hunting and/or fishing license

SB 429 creates a tax credit covering up to 50% of the cost for West Virginia veterans' lifetime hunting or fishing licenses. It applies to West Virginia residents who were honorably discharged from military service and have already purchased a lifetime license. The credit is capped at half the standard adult fee for such licenses and can only be applied once against state income taxes in the year the license was purchased. It does not cover annual licenses or allow unused credit to carry forward to future tax years.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides tax credit (50% refund) for veterans' licenses, directly reducing tax burden per Taxation subject and tax relief indicator.90% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransProvides tax credit for veterans' hunting/fishing licenses, directly expanding benefits for honorably discharged veterans through financial support.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Last action Feb 24, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → Committee Substitute · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to consolidate the tax credit for veterans into a single article and streamline the language. The Committee Substitute removed the requirement that veterans must have already purchased a license before being defined as eligible, instead making license purchase a qualification step for claiming the credit. The credit amount remains 50% of the license fee, but the structure was simplified to combine the credit amount and qualification rules into one section.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on providing a tax credit to honorably discharged veterans for lifetime hunting and fishing licenses, but the procedural requirements for claiming the credit were clarified and consolidated.
ELIGIBILITY

Removed the requirement that a veteran must have already purchased a license to be defined as an 'eligible veteran'; license purchase is now a qualification step for claiming the credit.

REQUIREMENT

Consolidated the amount of credit and qualification rules into a single section (§11-13NN-2) and added a new section (§11-13NN-3) specifically for legislative rule requirements.

TECHNICAL

Simplified the bill text by removing the introductory context and combining related provisions to improve clarity and reduce redundancy.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
To Finance
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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