Vermont / State / 2023-2024 Adjourned Session
2023 Act 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 9 Made the veterans property tax exemption a one-time filing where the disability is permanent
Amended 32 V.S.A. 3802(11) so that an application based upon permanent disability is only required to be filed with the Office of Veterans Affairs before May 1 of the first year for which the exemption is sought, after which the exemption remains on the grand list until title to the property is transferred. Guidance written before June 2024, including the federal Army benefits library entry for Vermont, still tells veterans to re-file every year. The Office of Veterans Affairs describes the once-only rule as applying to veterans deemed totally and permanently disabled, which is narrower than the statute’s "permanent disability".
Progress
Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature
- Introduced Done, House
- In committee Done, House Ways and Means, then Senate Finance
- Passed one chamber Done, House
- Passed both chambers Done, House adopted the committee of conference report
- Signed by the governor Done,
- In effect Done,
Sponsors
- William Canfield
What it touches
- 32 V.S.A. § 3802(11)(A)(ii)
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Official record
Read 2023 Act 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 9 on the jurisdiction's own record