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Assessor briefs commission on HB47 veterans tax changes; partial-disability exemptions raise implementation questions
Summary
County assessor staff said House Bill 47 took effect for 2025, raising the basic veteran exemption from $4,000 to $10,000 immediately, while a new partial-disability exemption begins in 2026 but leaves open implementation details including trust treatment, multiple-title properties and how exemptions will be stacked.
San Juan County assessor staff briefed commissioners on recent state legislation, House Bill 47, that expands property-tax exemptions for veterans and creates a new partial-disability exemption, but said many implementation details remain unresolved.
The assessor's office reported that the increase of the standard veteran exemption from $4,000 to $10,000 is already effective in 2025 for applicants who have completed the county application process. The…
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