HB0255 • 2011

Veteran's tax exemption.

AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; clarifying requirements to remain qualified for the veteran's property tax exemption; and providing for an effective date.

Taxes

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Patton
Last action: 2011-03-03
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/3/2011

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Amendments

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HB0255SS001

Standing Committee • HINES

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by HINES

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Bill History

2011-03-03 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2011-03-03 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0077
2011-02-28 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0077
2011-02-28 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0077
2011-02-28 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0077
2011-02-28 House
H Did Concur
2011-02-25 House
H Received for Concurrence
2011-02-25 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2011-02-24 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2011-02-23 Senate
S Passed CoW
2011-02-23 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2011-02-23 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2011-02-10 Senate
S Placed on General File
2011-02-10 Senate
S03 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2011-02-07 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S03
2011-02-04 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2011-02-04 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2011-02-03 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2011-02-02 House
H Passed CoW
2011-02-01 House
H Placed on General File
2011-02-01 House
H07 Recommended Do Pass
2011-01-31 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07
2011-01-31 House
H Received for Introduction
2011-01-28 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0255
Drafter:

MQ

LSO No.:
11LSO-0587
Effective Date:

3/3/2011

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0077

Chapter No.:
156

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Patton

Catch Title:
Veteran's
tax exemption.

Subject:
Clarifies
requirements to remain qualified for the veteran's property tax exemption.

Summary/Major Elements:

●

Current law requires a
veteran to file every year to qualify for the veteran's property tax exemption.

●

This bill changes the annual
application requirement and provides that a claimant shall remain qualified for
the property tax exemption if he contacts the assessor's office by telephone or
other communication method confirming that he continues to meet the
requirements for qualification for the property tax exemption.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0255

ENROLLED ACT NO. 77, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2011 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
taxation and revenue;
clarifying requirements to remain qualified for the
veteran's property tax exemption
;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.
W.S. 39
‑
13
‑
105
(k)
is amended to read:

39
‑
13
‑
105.

Exemptions.

(k)

After filing a sworn claim pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, in subsequent years

the claimant
may qualify

shall
remain qualified
for the tax exemption provided by this section and W.S. 39
‑
11
‑
105(a)(xxiv)
by contacting

if
the claimant

contacts

the
assessor's office

by telephone or other communication method on or before the fourth Monday in May
and
verifying

confirms
that
the veteran

the claimant

continues to meet

the requirements set forth in this section.

Section 2.
This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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