HOUSE BILL 433

56th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2023

INTRODUCED BY

Harry Garcia and Javier Martínez and Eliseo Lee Alcon and

Debra M. Sariñana and Tara L. Lujan

 

 

FOR THE MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

 

AN ACT

RELATING TO TAXATION; REMOVING THE SUNSET DATE FOR AN INCOME TAX EXEMPTION FOR ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT PAY.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. Section 7-2-5.13 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2022, Chapter 47, Section 6) is amended to read:

     "7-2-5.13. EXEMPTION--ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT PAY.--

          A. An individual who is an armed forces retiree may claim an exemption in the following amounts of military retirement pay includable, except for this exemption, in net income:

                (1) for taxable year 2022, ten thousand dollars ($10,000);

                (2) for taxable year 2023, twenty thousand dollars ($20,000); and

                (3) for taxable years 2024 [through 2026] and thereafter, thirty thousand dollars ($30,000).

          B. As used in this section, "armed forces retiree" means a former member of the armed forces of the United States who has qualified by years of service or disability to separate from military service with lifetime benefits."

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