HB0068 • 2026

Veteran's exemption.

AN ACT relating to property taxation; expanding the veteran's property tax exemption for veterans who are certified as having permanent or total service connected disability; making conforming changes; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Taxes

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Representative Styvar
Last action: 2026-02-23
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2026

Plain English Breakdown

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Veteran's Property Tax Exemption Expansion

This act proposes expanding property tax exemptions for veterans with permanent or total service-connected disabilities in Wyoming.

What This Bill Does

Expands the property tax exemption for veterans who are certified as having a permanent and total service-connected disability of 100% by the Veterans Administration or another branch of the U.S. armed forces.
Specifies that these veterans can receive an exemption equal to the full assessed value of their primary residence, including up to ten acres of land.
Allows surviving spouses who have not remarried and continue living in the property to also get this exemption.

Who It Names or Affects

Veterans certified as having permanent or total service-connected disabilities
Surviving spouses of veterans who meet these criteria

Terms To Know

Service-Connected Disability: A disability that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs determines is related to a veteran's military service.
Surviving Spouse: The widow or widower of a veteran who has passed away and continues to live in their home.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill did not pass during the session.
It would have taken effect on March 1, 2026, but since it did not pass, this date is no longer relevant.

Amendments

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HB0068HS001

Standing Committee • House Revenue Committee

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Bill History

2026-02-23 House
H COW:H Did not consider for COW
2026-02-18 House
H Placed on General File
2026-02-18 House
H03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2026-02-10 House
H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue 58-1-2-0-1
2026-02-05 House
H Received for Introduction
2026-01-29 LSO
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26LSO-0020
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0020
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0068

Veteran's exemption.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Styvar, Allemand, Angelos, Campbell, K, Connolly, Riggins and Webb and Senator(s) Barlow, Boner and Crum

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to property taxation; expanding the veteran's property tax exemption for veterans who are certified as having permanent or total service connected disability; making conforming changes; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 39
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105(a)(vii), (b) and by creating a new subsection (n) is amended to read:

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105.

Exemptions.

(a)

The following persons who are bona fide Wyoming residents for at least three (3) years at the time of claiming the exemption are entitled to receive the tax exemption provided by W.S. 39
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105(a)(xxiv):

(vii)

A disabled veteran with a compensable service connected disability certified by the veterans administration or a branch of the armed forces of the United States.
A veteran who is certified as having a permanent and total service connected disability of one hundred percent (100%) or as being totally and permanently disabled as provided by rule of the department shall be eligible for an exemption as provided in subsection (n) of this section.

(b)

Except as provided in subsection (n) of this section, t
he exemption for veterans is limited to an annual exemption of six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) of assessed value.

(n)

For a veteran who is certified as having a permanent and total service connected disability of one hundred percent (100%) or as being totally and permanently disabled as provided by rule of the department, the exemption under W.S. 39
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105(a)(xxiv) shall be the full assessed value of the primary residence owned by the veteran, including not more than ten (10) acres of associated land. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the surviving spouse of the disabled veteran shall remain eligible for the exemption under this subsection if the surviving spouse has not remarried and the property remains the primary residence of the surviving spouse. If a veteran or surviving spouse elects not to accept or is not eligible for the exemption under this subsection, the veteran or surviving spouse may still be eligible for the exemption specified under subsection (b) of this section as provided in this section.

Section 2
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This act shall first apply to the tax year beginning January 1, 2027.

Section 3
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This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

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