Wyoming 2025 Regular Session

Wyoming House Bill HJ0004 Compare Versions

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1	1		2025
2	2		STATE OF WYOMING
3		-	25LSO-0430
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5		-	1HJ0004
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6	4		HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. HJ0004
7	5		Constitutional amendment-veterans property tax exemption.
8	6		Sponsored by: Representative(s) Styvar, Allemand, Banks,
9	7		Knapp, Locke, McCann and Pendergraft and
10	8		Senator(s) Boner, McKeown and Schuler
11	9		A JOINT RESOLUTION
12	10		for
13	11		1 A JOINT RESOLUTION specifying an exemption from property tax
14	12		2 for property of fully disabled veterans.
15	13		3
16	14		4
17	15		5 two-thirds of all the members of the two houses, voting
18	16		6 separately, concurring therein:
19	17		7
20	18		8 The following proposal to amend Wyoming
21	19		9 Constitution, Article 15, Section 12 is proposed for
22	20		10 submission to the electors of the State of Wyoming at the
23	21		11 next general election for approval or rejection to become
24	22		12 valid as a part of the Constitution if ratified by a majority
25	23		13 of the electors at the election:
26	24		14
27		-	15 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0430
28		-	ENGROSSED
29		-	2HJ0004
	25	+	15 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-04302HJ0004
30	26		1
31	27		2 The property of the United States, the state, counties,
32	28		3 cities, towns, school districts and municipal corporations,
33	29		4 when used primarily for a governmental purpose, and public
34	30		5 libraries, lots with the buildings thereon used exclusively
35	31		6 for religious worship, church parsonages, church schools,
36		-	7 public cemeteries,
	32	+	7 public cemeteries
37	33		8
38	34		9
39	35		10
40	36		11
41	37		12
42	38		13
43		-	14 shall be exempt
44		-	15 from taxation, and such other property as the legislature may
45		-	16 by general law provide.
46		-	17 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0430
47		-	ENGROSSED
48		-	3HJ00041 That the Secretary of State shall endorse
	39	+	14 shall be exempt from taxation, and such other property
	40	+	15 as the legislature may by general law provide.
	41	+	16 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-04303HJ00041 That the Secretary of State shall endorse
49	42		2 the following statement on the proposed amendment:
50	43		3
51	44		4 The adoption of this amendment would provide a property tax
52		-	5 exemption for the primary residence ~~owned by~~ a veteran who is
	45	+	5 exemption for the primary residence of a veteran who is
53	46		6 determined by law as having a service-connected disability of
54		-	7 one hundred percent (100%) or as totally and permanently
55		-	8 disabled. The exemption would also apply to the surviving
56		-	9 spouse of the disabled veteran if the surviving spouse has
57		-	10 not remarried and the property remains the primary residence
58		-	11 of the surviving spouse.
59		-	12
60		-	13 (END)
	47	+	7 one hundred percent (100%). The exemption would also apply to
	48	+	8 the surviving spouse of the disabled veteran if the surviving
	49	+	9 spouse has not remarried and the property remains the primary
	50	+	10 residence of the surviving spouse.
	51	+	11
	52	+	12 (END)