Summary
A rewritten state law would make 100% service-connected disabled veterans fully exempt from county property taxes on their homes. Members weren't convinced property tax exemptions are the right funding vehicle, and no action was taken.
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Last discussed Jul 14, 2026.
Impact analysis
Estimated at only a few dollars shifted per taxpayer if all roughly 80 qualifying county veterans enroll.
Veterans rated permanently and totally disabled, on the residential portion of their property.
Other county taxpayers, who would absorb the shifted levy — the concern members raised.
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