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Newest pension bills 1/23/23

 Here's the latest pension bills affecting retirees. MNCORA is encouraged many are bipartisan.

HF604-Davis--Income taxAllowing an unlimited income tax subtraction for Social Security benefits.
HF557-JacobSF544-DrazkowskiIncome taxAllowing an unlimited income tax subtraction for Social Security benefits.
HF516-Dotseth--Income taxAllowing an unlimited income tax subtraction for Social Security benefits.
HF493-Robbins--Income taxAllowing an income tax subtraction for all federally taxable Social Security income;
other income tax provisions.
HF404-HowardSF361-JasinskiP&F state aidMakes various policy and technical changes to the fire state aid and police state aid programs.
HF300-LislegardSF15-PutnamIncome taxEstablishing an income tax subtraction for public pension benefits.
HF199-Engen--Income taxAllowing an unlimited income tax subtraction for Social Security benefits.
HF171-DavidsSF16-GustafsonIncome taxEstablishing an income tax subtraction for Social Security benefits and public pension benefits.
HF153-DavidsSF29-NelsonIncome taxAllowing an unlimited income tax subtraction for Social Security benefits.
HF136-RobbinsSF95-RasmussonIncome taxAllowing an unlimited income tax subtraction for Social Security benefits.
HF131-O'DriscollSF139-HoweIncome taxAllowing an unlimited income tax subtraction for Social Security benefits.
HF98-Olson, B.--Income taxEstablishing an income tax subtraction for volunteer fire and rescue workers.
--SF572-LimmerIncome taxAllowing an unlimited income tax subtraction for Social Security benefits.
--SF496-FrentzIncome taxEstablishing an income tax subtraction for public pension benefits.
--SF492-DorninkIncome taxAllowing an unlimited income tax subtraction for Social Security benefits.
--SF416-HoweIncome taxProviding for a full subtraction of taxable Social Security benefits for veterans and surviving spouses.
--SF415-HoweIncome taxProviding a subtraction for certain public safety/correctional pension income (PERA Police &Fire, PERA Correctional, MSRS Correctional, and State Patrol plans).
--SF17-SeebergerIncome taxEstablishing an income tax subtraction for public pension benefits.
--SF12-MillerIncome taxAllowing an unlimited income tax subtraction for Social Security benefits.

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