MS SB2036

Exempts service-connected, totally disabled American veterans who have been honorably discharged from all ad valorem taxes on homestead property assessed value.

Extends the full homestead property tax exemption to unremarried surviving spouses of qualifying disabled veterans, effective January 1, 2010.

For counties with updated Class I property valuations, increases the homestead exemption cap from $6,000 to $7,500 of assessed value for totally disabled homeowners.

Allows the exemption for disabled veterans based on proper proof of service-connected total disability, including documentation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Exempts qualifying disabled veterans and their unremarried surviving spouses from forest acreage taxes on homestead property.