{"id":32225,"date":"2022-03-29T12:29:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T18:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=32225"},"modified":"2022-03-29T12:29:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T18:29:52","slug":"expanded-homestead-exemption-amended-advanced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=32225","title":{"rendered":"Expanded homestead exemption amended, advanced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Veterans with a partial disability from a service-connected injury would qualify for a homestead exemption under a bill advanced from general file March 28.<\/p>\n

\"Sen.
Sen. Jen Day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Current law provides an exemption for qualifying veterans who are drawing compensation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs because of a 100 percent service-connected disability.<\/p>\n

Under LB853, as introduced by Omaha Sen. Jen Day, qualifying veterans who are at least 50 percent but less than totally disabled due to a non-service-connected accident or illness would qualify.<\/p>\n

Day said she intended the exemption to apply to veterans who are at least 50 percent but less than 100 percent disabled due to a service-connected disability. A Revenue Committee amendment, adopted 38-0, corrects the error, she said.<\/p>\n

Under the amendment, an unremarried surviving spouse of such a veteran or a spouse who remarries after turning 57 also would qualify for the exemption.<\/p>\n

The exemption amount would be multiplied by the percentage that corresponds with the veteran\u2019s disability percentage as outlined in the amendment.<\/p>\n

Day said the change would help compensate veterans with service-related injuries for their lost earning power and show Nebraskans\u2019 gratitude for their service.<\/p>\n

Under current law, she said, a veteran with severe post-traumatic stress disorder or whose arm was amputated below the shoulder but above the elbow would have only a partial disability and would not qualify for a homestead exemption.<\/p>\n

\u201cVeterans with a 50 percent or higher service-connected injury only suffer from a partial disability in the clinical, cold and bureaucratic meaning of the term,\u201d Day said. \u201cAs anyone else can see, these are life-altering injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sen. Rita Sanders of Bellevue introduced an amendment, adopted 37-0, that includes the provisions of her LB1080. That proposal would allow veterans with a 100 percent service-connected temporary disability to qualify for a homestead exemption.<\/p>\n

Additionally, it would allow veterans who have a 100 percent service-connected permanent disability to apply for a homestead exemption and certify their disability status once every five years rather than annually.<\/p>\n

Under the Sanders amendment, a person who files a claim for an exemption would be subject to a penalty for failing to notify the county assessor of a qualifying veteran\u2019s change in status, including a change in rating, a transfer of the property or the death of the veteran.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers voted 39-0 to advance LB853 to select file.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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