Bill Title: Amends the Property Tax Code. Provides that the homestead exemption for veterans with disabilities applies to all real property that is the primary residence of a veteran with a disability (currently, the exemption applies only to property with an equalized assessed value of less than $250,000). Provides that, if the veteran has a service connected disability of 70% or more, then the maximum exemption amount is $250,000 (currently, the property is exempt). Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-06 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz [SB2189 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Julie Morrison [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-029	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Patricia Van Pelt [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-005	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jacqueline Collins [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-016	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Melinda Bush [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-031	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Napoleon Harris [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-015	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Laura Murphy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-028	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Antonio Munoz [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-001	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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