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DIGEST
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DIGEST
Adley (SB 96)
Present constitution provides an additional seven thousand five hundred dollars in homestead
exemption to veterans with a service-connected disability rating of one hundred percent by
the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Present constitution provides the same exemption to surviving spouses of deceased veterans
with a rating of one hundred percent disability.
Proposed constitutional amendment, to become effective January 1, 2015, maintains current
constitutional amendment of service-connected disability rating by the United States
Department of Veterans Affairs of "one hundred percent" and adds the rating of "totally
disabled or unemployable" to the ratings to be eligible for the exemption.
Present constitution requires a parishwide election in order to implement the exemption as
provided by present constitution.
Proposed constitution provides that a parishwide election to implement the proposed
constitution is not required for those parishes which have already approved the provisions
of present constitution.
Specifies submission of the amendment to the voters at the statewide election to be held on
November 4, 2014.
(Amends Const. Art. VII, Sec. 21(K)(1) and (3))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure
to the reengrossed bill.
1. Added provision authorizing parishes to implement proposed constitution
without a parishwide election.
2. Added technical changes to the ballot language.