Associated Press
BOISE - A bill that would halt Idaho from taxing veterans' retirement income passed the House Revenue and Taxation Committee.
Main sponsor Rep. Kathleen Sims, R-Coeur d'Alene, touted it as a way for the state to compete against 13 others that don't tax military pensions. Although Idaho's take would decrease by about $3.5 million under the exemption, she argued that most veterans get a civilian job after they retire from the military, funneling more revenue to the state's coffers.