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MO HJR115
Joint Resolution
Status
1/7/2026
Primary Sponsor
Dave Griffith
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AI Summary
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Amends Missouri Constitution Article X, Section 6 to exempt from property taxes the homestead of any disabled veteran with 100% service-connected disability certified by the VA, or their surviving spouse
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Defines eligible homestead as the veteran's or surviving spouse's primary residence on up to five acres, excluding any portion used for commercial purposes or rented out for more than six months per year
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Removes the requirement that former prisoners of war must have a total service-connected disability to qualify for the existing POW property tax exemption
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Surviving spouses retain the exemption as long as they continue occupying the original homestead; exemption expires if the property is sold or no longer used as their primary residence
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Amendment would be submitted to Missouri voters at the November 2026 general election or at a special election called by the governor
Legislative Description
Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing a disabled veteran homestead exemption
Last Action
HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 8 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
3/5/2026