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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6766
January Session, 2025
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Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AND MILITARY
AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)
AN ACT CONCERNING VETERANS WITH MOTOR VEHICLES OF A
CERTAIN AGE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2025) (a) Any veteran (1) who is 1
eligible for an exemption from tax on a motor vehicle belonging to or 2
held in trust for such veteran under section 12-81 of the general statutes, 3
and (2) whose motor vehicle is of such an age that the assessed value of 4
such vehicle, as determined by the schedule of depreciation described 5
in subdivision (7) of subsection (b) of section 12-63 of the general 6
statutes, is less than the full amount of property value specified in any 7
applicable exemption under section 12-81 of the general statutes, shall 8
be entitled to a monetary payment from the municipality in which such 9
veteran resides in an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the difference 10
between the actual tax paid on such assessed value and the tax that 11
would be paid for the full exemption to apply, or (B) one hundred 12
dollars. 13
(b) (1) In each year in which any veteran described in subsection (a) 14
of this section claims a monetary payment under this section, such 15
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veteran shall give notice to the town clerk of such municipality that he 16
or she is entitled to such payment. 17
(2) In each year in which any such veteran submits a claim for such 18
payment, such veteran shall be required to file an application, on a form 19
prepared for such purpose by the assessor, not later than the assessment 20
date with respect to which such payment is claimed, which application 21
shall include (A) a certified copy of such veteran's military discharge 22
document, as defined in section 1-219 of the general statutes, or (B) in 23
the absence of such certified copy, at least two affidavits of disinterested 24
persons showing that the claimant is a veteran as defined in section 27-25
103 of the general statutes, provided the assessor may further require 26
such claimant to be examined by such assessor under oath concerning 27
such facts. Such assessor shall record each such affidavit in full and shall 28
list the name of such veteran, and such service shall be performed by 29
such assessor without remuneration. No assessor, board of assessment 30
appeals or other official shall allow any such claim for payment unless 31
evidence as specified in this section has been filed in the office of such 32
assessor. 33
(3) The assessor of such municipality shall annually make a certified 34
list of all such veterans who are found to be entitled to payment under 35
the provisions of this section, which list shall be filed in the town clerk's 36
office and shall be prima facie evidence that any such veteran whose 37
name appears on such list is entitled to such payment. 38
(4) No such veteran may receive such payment until such veteran has 39
proven his or her right to such payment in accordance with the 40
provisions of this section, together with such further proof as may be 41
required under such provisions. Upon sufficient proof, the assessor 42
shall notify the chief executive officer of such municipality who shall 43
draw an order upon the treasurer in favor of such veteran for the 44
amount set forth in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a) of this 45
section, as applicable. 46
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2025 New section
Statement of Purpose:
To provide for a monetary payment to any veteran whose motor vehicle
is of such an age that its depreciated value deprives such veteran of
receiving the full benefit of the property tax exemption for which such
veteran is eligible.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. FOSTER, 57th Dist.
H.B. 6766