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Committee advances expanded property‑tax exemption for disabled veterans to next committee
Summary
AB 2022 would expand property‑tax exemptions for veterans with service‑connected disabilities, offering a 100% exemption for low‑income veterans and 50% for others; advocates and veterans' organizations testified in strong support and the bill was sent to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs.
The committee voted to pass AB 2022, introduced by Assemblymember Jeff Gonzales, to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs after testimony from veterans and veterans' advocates in support.
Gonzales framed the bill as part of the state's obligation to veterans, noting California is home to about 1.2 million veterans and that roughly 380,000 live with service‑connected disabilities. "I stand here ... not only as a legislator, but as one of those veterans, a 100% disabled combat veteran," he said, describing the measure as a step to keep disabled veterans in their homes.
Witnesses including Yolanda Benson (representing county veteran service officers) and Seth Reed (representing several veterans' organizations) supported the bill and described both the human and economic rationale for the exemption; Reed noted the combined federal benefits veterans bring into the state. A representative from the Kern County Board of Supervisors signaled conditional support (support if amended), noting concerns about county fiscal exposure.
The committee placed the bill on call and later reported it out with unanimous votes recorded in the transcript excerpt. AB 2022 will next proceed to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs.
