MA H3221

Increases property tax exemptions for disabled veterans across multiple categories: general veterans ($2,000 valuation or $800), veterans with loss of one limb/eye or military honors ($4,000 valuation or $1,500), veterans with loss of two limbs or bilateral blindness ($8,000 valuation or $2,500), veterans with specially adapted housing ($10,000 valuation or $3,000), and 100% disabled veterans ($6,000 valuation or $2,000)

Requires veterans to be Massachusetts residents with honorable discharge and either 6 months domicile prior to service or 2 consecutive years of residency before filing for exemption

Exemptions apply to real estate occupied as the veteran's domicile; married veteran couples where both qualify receive separate exemptions as if unmarried

Surviving spouses retain the exemption after a disabled veteran's death as long as they remain owner-occupants of the domiciled property

Cities/towns bear $2,000 of each exemption (or up to $175); the commonwealth reimburses the balance through the state treasurer