House passes bill to phase out state income tax on Social Security benefits

By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A bill to phase out the state’s income tax on Social Security benefits passed the House of Delegates on Thursday and is now on its way to the Senate for consideration. 

As read by House Majority Leader Eric Householder, R-Berkeley, “The committee substitute for House Bill 4880 would reduce and eliminate the state income tax on Social Security benefits through a three-year phase in exemption…