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SB00214 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING THE BASIC PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR VETERANS AND CERTAIN OTHER MILITARY-RELATED INDIVIDUALS.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE BASIC PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR VETERANS AND CERTAIN OTHER MILITARY-RELATED INDIVIDUALS.

Taxes
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Sen. Catherine A. Osten, 19th Dist.
Last action
2026-02-17
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify what the previous exemption amount was.

Increase Property Tax Exemption for Veterans

This act increases the property tax exemption amount to $20,000 for eligible veterans and military-related individuals but limits it to properties valued under $750,000.

What This Bill Does

  • Increases the property tax exemption to $20,000 for eligible veterans and military-related individuals.
  • Limits the exemption to properties worth less than $750,000.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Veterans
  • Certain other military-related individuals

Terms To Know

Property tax exemption
A reduction in the amount of property taxes owed by eligible homeowners or property owners.
Military-related individual
An individual who has served in the military, including veterans and those currently serving.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what the previous exemption amount was.
  • It is unclear how many properties will be affected by this change.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-17 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs

Official Summary Text

To (1) provide an increase in the exemption amount for property belonging to veterans and certain other military-related individuals, and (2) impose a cap on the value of any such property that would be eligible for such exemption.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
LCO No. 787 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 214
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 787

Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AND MILITARY
AFFAIRS

Introduced by:
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE BASIC PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION
FOR VETERANS AND CERTAIN OTHER MILITARY-RELATED
INDIVIDUALS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That subdivision (19) of section 12 -81 of the general statutes be 1
amended to provide, for any property belonging to or held in trust for 2
any veteran or certain other military-related individual that is valued at 3
less than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, a property tax 4
exemption in the amount of twenty thousand dollars off the assessed 5
value of such property. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To (1) provide an increase in the exemption amount for property
belonging to veterans and certain other military-related individuals,
and (2) impose a cap on the value of any such property that would be
eligible for such exemption.