Modification to Property Tax Exemption For Veterans With A Disability
| Type | Resolution |
|---|---|
| Session | 2023 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Submitting to the registered electors of the state of Colorado an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning the expansion of eligibility for the property tax exemption for veterans with a disability to include a veteran who does not have a service-connected disability rated as a one hundred percent permanent disability but does have individual unemployability status.
Bill Summary:
The state constitution allows a veteran who has a service-connected disability rated as a 100% permanent disability to claim a property tax exemption for a portion of the actual value of the veteran's owner-occupied primary residence. The 100% permanent disability requirement can only be changed through a constitutional amendment.
The concurrent resolution submits a constitutional amendment to the voters of the state at the 2024 general election that will, if approved, expand eligibility for the exemption by allowing a veteran who has individual unemployability status, as determined by the U.S. department of veterans affairs, to claim the exemption. In most cases, to have individual unemployability status, a veteran must be unable to keep a steady job because the veteran either has at least one service-connected disability rated at 60% or more disabling or has 2 or more service-connected disabilities with at least one disability rated at 40% or more disabling and a combined rating of 70% or more disabling.
To conform to the existing public policy of the state that "people first language" be used in new or amended legislation that refers to persons with disabilities, the concurrent resolution also changes the existing defined term "disabled veteran" to "veteran with a disability".
(Note: This summary applies to this concurrent resolution as adopted.)
Committees
Related Documents & Information
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer HCR23-1002 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer HCR23-1002 to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer HCR23-1002 to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 9-1. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer HCR23-1002 to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 9-0. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/17/2023 | Third Reading | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
34
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
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Vote record |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/20/2023 | Third Reading | CNCRNT RES |
62
AYE
0
NO
3
OTHER
|
Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 04/17/2023 | Senate | Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/14/2023 | Senate | Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/14/2023 | Senate | Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole |
| 04/06/2023 | Senate | Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations |
| 03/22/2023 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs |
| 03/20/2023 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/17/2023 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments |
| 03/17/2023 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 01/23/2023 | House | House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations |
| 01/09/2023 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs |
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