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MS HB1327

Bill

Status

Failed

2/27/2013

Primary Sponsor

William Denny

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Exempts honorably discharged American veterans with service-connected total disability from all ad valorem taxes on their homestead property, removing the previous cap of $6,000-$7,500 assessed value

  • Extends the complete ad valorem tax exemption to unremarried surviving spouses of totally disabled veterans

  • Exempts qualifying veterans and their unremarried surviving spouses from the forest acreage tax on property included in the homestead

  • Updates references from "State Tax Commission" to "Department of Revenue" throughout the homestead exemption statutes

  • Takes effect January 1, 2013, with reimbursements beginning in the 2014 calendar year

Legislative Description

Homestead exemption; increase for totally disabled veterans and extend to unremarried surviving spouses of such veterans.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/27/2013

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means1/21/2013

Full Bill Text

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