An Act to Amend Title 30 of the Delaware Code Relating to Exclusion of Military Pensions from Taxable Income.
It became law on Aug 17, 2026.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 26
- Latest action
- Aug 17, 2026
What it does
Of the 41 states with a state income tax, 27 states fully exempt military retirement pay from state income taxes and 12 states partially exempt military retirement pay.\r \r In 2022, Delaware increased the pension exclusion for military pensioners under 60 to $12,500, and in 2024, Delaware expanded the definition of a United States military pension to include a pension received for an individual’s service in the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service and clarified that the armed forces of the United States includes the Space Force and Coast Guard. \r \r This Act phases in, over 3 years, an increased…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Bill Carson
- Brian Pettyjohn
- Bryan Townsend
- Bryant Richardson
- Claire Snyder-Hall
- Danny Short
- Darius Brown
- Dave Lawson
- Dave Sokola
- Dave Wilson
- Eric Buckson
- Jack Walsh
- Josue Ortega
- Laura Sturgeon
- Madinah Wilson-Anton
- Marie Pinkney
- Melanie Ross Levin
- Mike Smith
- Nicole Poore
- Ray Seigfried
- Ron Gray
- Russ Huxtable
- Sarah McBride
- Spiros Mantzavinos
- Stell Selby
- Trey Paradee
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Where it goes next
Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in Delaware.