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Committee hears bill to let municipalities offer 100% property tax waiver for totally disabled veterans
Summary
Sponsor and veterans’ advocates said enabling towns to adopt a full property‑tax exemption for service‑connected, total disability would help veterans stay in homes; DRA warned of technical issues in implementation and tax‑rate calculation.
House Bill 99 would amend RSA 72:27 so municipalities could adopt a property‑tax credit up to 100% for veterans with total, service‑connected disability. The Municipal and County Government Committee heard the bill Jan. 13 and received broad testimony from advocates, municipal staff and the Department of Revenue Administration.
Representative Mike Moffett, prime sponsor, said the bill is enabling: it would give municipalities the option to grant a full local exemption, rather than mandate it. He framed the proposal as a targeted relief for veterans with 100% service‑connected disability who face difficulty remaining in their long‑term homes.…
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