CT HB05753

Changes property tax exemption for wartime veterans from a fixed $1,000 amount to 10% of assessed property value, effective October 1, 2013.

Modifies disabled veteran exemptions from fixed dollar amounts ($1,500-$3,000) to percentage-based exemptions (15%-30% of assessed value) depending on disability rating level.

Expands language to include veterans or armed forces members regardless of gender by replacing masculine pronouns with gender-neutral terms throughout the statute.

Updates references from "Veterans' Administration" to "United States Department of Veterans Affairs" throughout the exemption provisions.

Allows surviving spouses and minor children of deceased disabled veterans to receive the same percentage exemption the veteran was entitled to at the time of death.