HJ0004 • 2025

Constitutional amendment-veterans property tax exemption.

A JOINT RESOLUTION specifying an exemption from property tax for property of fully disabled veterans.

Taxes

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Representative Styvar
Last action: 2025-02-24
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass in the session, but it does specify clear conditions for eligibility of the property tax exemption.

Property Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans

This resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to exempt the primary residence of fully disabled veterans and their surviving spouses from property taxes.

What This Bill Does

Proposes an amendment to Wyoming's Constitution to add a new exemption from property tax for certain veterans' homes.
Specifies that the exemption applies to the primary residence of veterans with a one hundred percent service-connected disability or those considered totally and permanently disabled by law.
Includes the surviving spouse of a disabled veteran in the exemption if they have not remarried and continue to live in the home.
Limits the exemption to no more than ten acres of land associated with the primary residence.

Who It Names or Affects

Fully disabled veterans who own their primary residence.
Surviving spouses of fully disabled veterans who remain unmarried and reside in the veteran's former home.

Terms To Know

fully disabled: A veteran with a one hundred percent service-connected disability or considered totally and permanently disabled by law.
surviving spouse: The widow or widower of a fully disabled veteran who has not remarried after the veteran's death.

Limits and Unknowns

The amendment did not pass in its session and needs further action to become law.
It only applies to primary residences with up to ten acres of land associated with them.
The exemption is limited to veterans who are certified as having a permanent and total service-connected disability.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HJ0004H2001

2nd reading • Representative Angelos

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the number of years a fully disabled veteran can receive property tax exemption from twenty-five to ten years.

Reduces the duration of property tax exemption for fully disabled veterans from 25 years to 10 years.

The amendment does not provide details on how this change will affect existing exemptions or any other specifics about implementation.

HJ0004HS001

Standing Committee • House Revenue Committee

Corrected, Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the bill to specify that property tax exemption applies to property owned by veterans who are fully or totally and permanently disabled.

Adds 'owned by a veteran' after 'residence' in the original text.
Inserts 'or as totally and permanently disabled' after 'one hundred percent (100%)' in two places.
Replaces 'of' with 'owned by' in one place.

The amendment does not specify how the disability status of veterans will be verified or what happens if a veteran's disability status changes over time.

Bill History

2025-02-24 Senate
S COW:Failed 6-21-3-0-1
2025-02-19 Senate
S Placed on General File
2025-02-19 Senate
S03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
2025-02-14 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue
2025-01-31 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2025-01-30 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-2-1-0-1
2025-01-29 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2025-01-28 House
H COW:Passed
2025-01-23 House
H Placed on General File
2025-01-23 House
H03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2025-01-21 House
H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue
2025-01-09 House
H Received for Introduction
2025-01-08 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

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25LSO-0430
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0430
ENGROSSED
3.0

House Joint Resolution NO. HJ0004

Constitutional amendment-veterans property tax exemption.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Styvar, Allemand, Banks, Knapp, Locke, McCann and Pendergraft and Senator(s) Boner, McKeown and Schuler

A JOINT RESOLUTION

for

A JOINT RESOLUTION specifying an exemption from property tax for property of fully disabled veterans.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING,
two-thirds of all the members of the two houses, voting separately, concurring therein:

Section 1.

The following proposal to amend Wyoming Constitution, Article 15, Section 12 is proposed for submission to the electors of the State of Wyoming at the next general election for approval or rejection to become valid as a part of the Constitution if ratified by a majority of the electors at the election:

Article 15, Section 12.

Exemptions from taxation.

The property of the United States, the state, counties, cities, towns, school districts and municipal corporations, when used primarily for a governmental purpose, and public libraries, lots with the buildings thereon used exclusively for religious worship, church parsonages, church schools
,

and
public cemeteries
,

and the primary residence owned by a veteran, including not more than ten (10) acres of associated land, of a veteran who is certified as having a permanent and total service-connected disability of one hundred percent (100%) or as totally and permanently disabled as provided by law, or the surviving spouse of the disabled veteran if the surviving spouse has not remarried and the property remains the primary residence of the surviving spouse,
shall be exempt from taxation, and such other property as the legislature may by general law provide.

Section 2.

That the Secretary of State shall endorse the following statement on the proposed amendment:

The adoption of this amendment would provide a property tax exemption for the primary residence owned by a veteran who is determined by law as having a service-connected disability of one hundred percent (100%) or as totally and permanently disabled. The exemption would also apply to the surviving spouse of the disabled veteran if the surviving spouse has not remarried and the property remains the primary residence of the surviving spouse.

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