HB0215 • 2023

Property tax exemptions-elderly and veterans.

AN ACT relating to property tax; providing a tax exemption for the primary residence of elderly persons and veterans; providing qualifications; providing a definition; and providing for an effective date.

Taxes

Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor: Representative Allemand
Last action: 2023-02-07
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2023

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material indicates that the bill is inactive and will not move forward in its current session.

Property Tax Exemptions for Elderly and Veterans

The bill proposes a property tax exemption for the primary residence of elderly individuals aged 65 or older and honorably discharged veterans who have lived in their home for at least 15 years.

What This Bill Does

Creates an exemption from property taxes for the main house of elderly residents over age 65 and honorably discharged veterans.
Requires these residents to file a sworn statement each year with the county assessor by March 1st to claim the exemption.
Allows residents to confirm their eligibility annually after the initial filing through phone or other communication methods before May's fourth Monday.

Who It Names or Affects

Elderly people over age 65 who have lived in their primary residence for at least 15 years.
Honorably discharged veterans who have lived in their primary residence for at least 15 years.

Terms To Know

honorably discharged veteran: A member of the military forces of the United States whose service record shows an honorable discharge or rendition of honorable military service.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill is marked as inactive, meaning it will not move forward in its current session.
It does not specify what happens if a resident fails to confirm their eligibility annually after the initial filing.
The effective date specified in the candidate explanation (3/1/2023) differs from the official text's proposed effective date of July 1, 2023.

Bill History

2023-02-07 House
H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4
2023-02-07 House
H No report prior to CoW Cutoff
2023-01-24 House
H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue
2023-01-24 House
H Received for Introduction
2023-01-21 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

23LSO-0560
2023
STATE OF WYOMING
23LSO-0560
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0215

Property tax exemptions-elderly and veterans.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Allemand, Andrew, Bear and Ward

A BILL

for

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

Section 1.

W.S. 39
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105(a) by creating a new paragraph (xliii) is amended to read:

39
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105.

Exemptions.

(a)

The following property is exempt from property taxation:

(xliii)

The primary residence of a resident who is sixty
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five (65) years of age or older, or who is an honorably discharged veteran, if the resident has lived in that residence for fifteen (15) years or more. In order to receive the exemption provided by this paragraph, the claimant shall file a sworn statement under penalty of perjury on or before March 1 of each year with the county assessor of the county in which the property for which the exemption is sought is located stating the claimant's right to the exemption on that date. After filing a sworn statement under this paragraph, in subsequent years the claimant shall remain qualified for the tax exemption if the claimant contacts the assessor's office by telephone or other communication method on or before the fourth Monday in May and confirms that the claimant continues to meet the requirements set forth in this subsection. As used in this paragraph, "honorably discharged veteran" means a member of the military forces of the United States whose written evidence of separation from the military forces shows an honorable discharge or the rendition of honorable military service.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
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