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Committee rejects $15 million state reimbursement amendment to veterans property tax exemption; bill advances
Summary
A proposed $15 million appropriation to reimburse Connecticut towns for lost property tax revenue from a 100% disability and Gold Star spouse exemption failed on a 6-11 roll call; the underlying bill (SB 1276) was later advanced to the floor on the consent calendar.
The Veterans and Military Affairs Committee on Tuesday rejected an amendment that would have appropriated $15,000,000 to reimburse municipalities for revenue lost if certain veterans receive a full property tax exemption, then voted to advance the underlying bill, Senate Bill 1276, to the floor on the consent calendar.
Representative Jamie Foster, chair of the committee, told members they had received commentary from the Connecticut Department of Social Services that “there may be an unintended fiscal impact” larger than the committee initially expected. Foster said committee staff would meet with DSS to clarify the estimate.
Representative Lanou proposed…
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