HB 23-1052 CO

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Became Law

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. If, at the 2024 general election, the voters of the state approve a constitutional amendment to expand eligibility for the exemption by allowing a veteran who has individual unemployability status, as determined by the United States department of veterans affairs, to claim the exemption, the act makes conforming statutory changes to reflect that expansion of the exemption. The act also requires a veteran who has individual unemployability status to be treated equivalently to a veteran who has 100% permanent disability when determining eligibility for any state veterans benefit. Finally, to comply with an existing statutory requirement that "people first language" be used in new or amended statutes that refer to persons with disabilities, the act also changes the existing terms "disabled veteran" and "disabled veterans" to "veteran with a disability" and "veterans with a disability". APPROVED by Governor April 28, 2023 EFFECTIVE January 1, 2025 NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. Section 11 of the act states that the act takes effect only if a constitutional amendment to section 3.5 (1.5) of article X of the state constitution that modifies the definition of "disabled veteran" by changing the term to "veteran with a disability" and including a veteran who has individual unemployability status as determined by the United States department of veterans affairs is approved by the people at the next general election and becomes law. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Bob Marshall Democratic · primary
• Rhonda Fields · primary

1. Apr 28, 2023 Governor Signed · executive
2. Apr 21, 2023 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. Apr 20, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
4. Apr 20, 2023 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. Apr 13, 2023 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
6. Apr 12, 2023 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. Apr 6, 2023 Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
8. Feb 2, 2023 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs · upper
9. Jan 31, 2023 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
10. Jan 30, 2023 House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
11. Jan 26, 2023 House Second Reading Laid Over to 01/30/2023 - No Amendments · lower
12. Jan 23, 2023 House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
13. Jan 9, 2023 Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs · lower