SPONSOR: Lucas
Upon voter approval, this constitutional amendment expands the current exemption from real property taxes for former prisoners of war with a total service-connected disability to all disabled veterans, as defined in the amendment.
If the disabled veteran dies, the surviving spouse will continue to receive the exemption, provided that the surviving spouse uses, occupies, and maintains the real property that the disabled veteran was granted the original exemption as his or her homestead and the property is not sold. If the surviving spouse sells the homestead or relocates so that the real property is no longer used as a homestead by the surviving spouse, the exemption will expire.
This bill is similar to SJR 46 (2025) and HJR 6 (2025).