The proposed bill, General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5231, seeks to amend the current personal income tax deduction laws to include additional members of the uniformed services. Specifically, it aims to expand the existing tax deduction for income received as retirement pay from the United States government to encompass retired members of the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.

The bill proposes to modify subparagraph (B)(xvi) of subdivision (20) of subsection (a) of section 12-701 of the general statutes by inserting the new language that includes these retired members in the tax deduction eligibility. This change is intended to provide financial relief to these retirees by recognizing their service and allowing them to benefit from the same tax deductions available to other uniformed service members.