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Committee backs change to clarify disabled‑veteran property tax credit eligibility
Summary
The committee reported Senate Bill 194 to the full Senate; counsel said the bill corrects the statutory definition so veterans with a 90% or greater service‑connected disability or qualifying VA individual unemployability status can qualify for a property tax credit under the Property Tax Administration Act.
The Senate Finance Committee voted to report Senate Bill 194 to the full Senate after counsel explained the measure would fix an inconsistency in the statute that had effectively prevented veterans from qualifying for a property tax credit.
Counsel told the committee the current statutory language required someone to be both ‘‘90% disabled and totally and permanently disabled,’’ a combination that in practice precluded eligibility. The bill would revise the definition so a qualifying disabled veteran taxpayer is someone with a 90% or greater service‑connected disability or an individual who meets the VA’s requirements for individual unemployability stemming from service‑related injuries since Sept. 11, 2021. Counsel outlined VA rating rules for individual unemployability and said the measure was first considered by the committee on the military before referral to finance.
Senate consideration: The vice chairman moved to report the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass; the motion carried by voice vote and the bill will be reported.
