MI HB4848

Amends Section 7b of the General Property Tax Act to require supervisors or assessing officers to provide disabled veterans with a date-stamped copy of their filed exemption affidavit as proof of receipt.

Clarifies that property owners or their legal designees file affidavits with the supervisor or assessing officer during the tax year and before final board of review adjournment.

Extends homestead property tax exemptions to unremarried surviving spouses of disabled veterans, with exemption continuing as long as the spouse remains unmarried.

Defines "disabled veteran" as a Michigan resident who meets one of three criteria: determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as permanently and totally disabled at 100% benefits rate, certified as receiving pecuniary assistance for specially adapted housing, or rated as individually unemployable by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Specifies that each local taxing unit bears the loss of tax revenue from exempted properties granted under this section.