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Utah House moves to encircle bill extending veterans property-tax application window
Summary
Representatives encircled House Bill 133 to allow some disabled veterans more time and broader property types when applying for a state property-tax credit; sponsor said counties and the VA support the procedural change and that statutory dollar limits are unchanged.
House members on Feb. 25 discussed House Bill 133, a procedural change the sponsor said would make it easier for disabled veterans to claim a state property-tax credit. Representative Bush, speaking for the bill, said it extends the window for applying for the credit to the following Sept. 1 when veterans miss the county Sept. 1 deadline and clarifies that other owned property types, such as trailers, may qualify.
The bill’s sponsor said the change does not increase the dollar limits already set by law and that the Veterans Administration and the Association of Counties had worked with him on the language. "This just straightens this procedure out to help them be able to get what they're supposed to get," Representative Bush said.
Representative Bush told colleagues the exemption is for disabilities resulting from military action, not age, and emphasized the measure is ‘‘nothing new’’ in substance but seeks to fix timing and eligibility details. The sponsor noted many older veterans—whom he identified as a group that can have difficulty meeting filing deadlines—could benefit from the extra window.
The motion to encircle House Bill 133 (a procedural placement for future consideration) was made and carried by voice vote, and the chair announced the bill was encircled. The transcript records the encirclement and the sponsor’s explanation; no formal roll-call vote tally on final passage of the bill appears in the provided transcript.
The House moved on to other business after the encirclement; the next procedural steps for HB 133 (committee assignment, scheduling for second or third reading, or a roll-call vote) were not recorded in the excerpt provided.
