Proponents revise Colorado constitutional initiative to create full property-tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans

Proponents of a citizen-drafted constitutional amendment to exempt primary residences owned by veterans with 100% service-connected disabilities agreed during a review meeting with legislative staff to revise the proposal’s text and procedures.

At a hearing before staff from the Office of Legislative Legal Services and the Colorado Legislative Council, Rebecca Baiete, Office of Legislative Legal Services, read the draft purposes for Proposed Initiative 2025-49, saying the measure’s major aims are "to establish a full exemption from property taxation for the primary residence of a veteran with a service connected disability" and "to direct the Colorado General Assembly to enact laws providing for the full exemption." Proponent Curtis Link confirmed those aims and accepted several technical and substantive edits discussed in the meeting.

Why it matters: The amendment, as revised at the hearing, would add a new constitutional section to Article X and obligate the General Assembly to pass implementing laws. If the measure reaches the ballot and is approved, it would change how local property tax exemptions for a subset of veterans are administered and could affect local tax revenues and exemptions…