The Manitowoc County’s representative in the State Senate is pushing for Wisconsin’s active-duty military members to be a top priority in the next state budget.
Senator Andre Jacque of De Pere has co-authored legislation exempting active-duty military pay from state taxation, (Senate Bill 43), which unanimously passed the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Revenue earlier this year.
In addition to benefiting service members, Sen. Jacque said the policy change would increase Wisconsin’s ability to retain and recruit trained military personnel for Wisconsin’s workforce.
Sen. Jacque said that while Wisconsin does not tax retirement income from the U.S. military, it is still in the minority of states that generally taxes active-duty military pay for residents, even if they are stationed out of state or even overseas.
