# Indiana HB 1280: Taxation of military income. Indiana HB 1280, Taxation of military income., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Mitch Gore (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-10 (Public Law 58); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1280-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana HB 1280 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Taxation of military income. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-04-10, Public Law 58 - Sponsor: Mitch Gore (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: ways and means, the senate, tax and fiscal policy - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (139 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Exempts military pay for members of the United States Space Force, the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps from the individual income tax. Exempts military pay earned by members of an active component of the United States Space Force, the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps from the individual income tax. Adds members of the United States Space Force, the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps for purposes of eligibility for the income tax deduction for income from military retirement or survivor's benefits. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Broader Indiana tax breaks for service members: benefit, high. Retroactive to January 1, 2025, Indiana expands which service wages qualify for its military income tax subtraction. Covered wages include 100% of active-duty pay, plus reserve and National Guard pay, including Space Force service. Coverage also includes the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned… - More service retirees get Indiana tax relief: benefit, high. Retroactive to January 1, 2025, Indiana expands its deduction for qualifying service retirement and survivor benefits. Coverage includes Space Force, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps service, alongside other covered military service. Service retiree… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mitch Gore (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andrea Hunley (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James Tomes (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Commons (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Renee Pack (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steve Bartels (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-24 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-02-18 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 92 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2025-04-10: Public Law 58 (House) - 2025-04-10: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2025-04-03: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-03-25: Returned to the House without amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 267: yeas 47, nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Senator Hunley added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate) - 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy (Senate) - 2025-02-19: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2025-02-18: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 217: yeas 92, nays 0 (House) - 2025-02-18: Senate sponsor: Senator Tomes (House) - 2025-02-17: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-02-13: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-02-04: Representative Commons added as coauthor (House) - 2025-02-04: Representatives Bartels and Pack R added as coauthors (House) - 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House) - 2025-01-13: Authored by Representative Gore (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1280/versions/HB1280.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1280/versions/HB1280.03.COMS?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1280/versions/HB1280.02.COMH?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1280/versions/HB1280.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related bills - SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed) - SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed) - SB 80: Code publication. (signed) - SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed) - SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed) - SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1280/versions/HB1280.04.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1280/versions/HB1280.03.COMS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1280/versions/HB1280.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1280/versions/HB1280.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related - [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025) - [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025) - [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025) - [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025) - [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025) - [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025) - [Indiana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana/bills) - [Indiana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1280-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).