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Commissioners hear update on SB116, which would limit disabled-veteran property tax relief to five years retroactive
Summary
A commissioner told the board SB116 would provide property tax exemption for veterans with complete disabilities going back five years and include surviving spouses; the measure is in administration and expected to be published in November.
A commissioner updated the Lincoln County Board that SB116 — a bill addressing property tax exemptions for veterans with complete disabilities — is currently in the administration and will be published in November.
The speaker said the bill, as drafted, would allow property tax relief retroactive five years rather than the 12 years some residents requested. “It’s SB116, and it won’t be published until November,” the commissioner said. The speaker added the proposal would include the spouse if the veteran dies and they were unmarried.
The board did not take formal action on the bill; the update was informational. The speaker characterized the original request for a 12-year retroactive exemption as a hardship on county budgets and said the five-year provision reflected a compromise under consideration. No fiscal estimates or implementing language were presented at the meeting.
