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Senate Bill 424 would broaden Montana's disabled‑veteran property‑tax assistance; committee hearing held
Summary
Senate Bill 424 would expand eligibility for the Disabled Veteran Property Tax Assistance Program to include veterans rated between 60% and 90% disability, aligning Montana with neighboring states; the Department of Revenue estimates the change would let roughly 5,460 additional veterans qualify. The committee took testimony and later tabled the bill during executive action.
Senator Ellie Boldman, sponsor of Senate Bill 424, told the House Taxation Committee the bill narrows a gap between Montana and neighboring Western states by expanding which disabled veterans qualify for property‑tax assistance.
"All it does is just change Montana, to 1 of the final states now that does provide property tax relief," Boldman said, describing the measure as an expansion of the existing program to include veterans rated between 60% and 90% disability under the Department of Veterans Affairs…
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