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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Bill 378 establishes mandatory municipal property tax exemptions for 100% disabled and individually unemployable veterans starting October 2026
Last action · February 27, 2026: Public Hearing 03/03Sponsor: Tammy Nuccio
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill requires all municipalities to provide property tax exemptions for veterans with a 100% service-connected disability rating or individual unemployability, starting October 1, 2026. It standardizes the annual application deadline to March 1 for qualifying veterans and removes retroactive provisions.
- Raised Bill No. 378 was introduced during the February 2026 session of the Connecticut General Assembly and referred to the Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee. context
- Property tax exemptions for military veterans are established under state statutes to provide financial relief based on service-connected disability ratings. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
disabled veterans
Veterans with a 100% service-connected disability or individual unemployability become universally eligible for mandatory municipal property tax exemptions and must adhere to a strict March 1 annual filing deadline.
municipalities
Municipalities lose discretion over offering property tax exemptions for certain disabled veterans, must process annual claims by March 1, and are subject to mandatory notification timelines.
surviving spouses of veterans
Surviving spouses may continue to qualify for property tax exemptions depending on local legislative body or board of selectmen votes.
Key Facts
- Beginning October 1, 2026, each municipality in the state is required to provide property tax exemptions for veterans determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to have a service-connected total disability based on individual unemployability.
- Veterans claiming the 100% disabled property tax exemption under subdivision (83) of section 12-81 must annually submit their claim to assessors no later than March 1.
- New residents moving from out of state who acquire qualifying property may submit an exemption claim within sixty days of acquisition, resulting in prorated tax liability.
- Municipal assessors must mail exemption requirement notices by October 1 annually and follow up by February 15 if application forms are not received by February 13.
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- Municipalities retain the option to limit the total amount of the exemption to the median assessed valuation of residential real property in the municipality.
- Provisions allowing retroactive tax abatements or refunds for up to three years for individuals unable to submit timely VA evidence are repealed.
- If the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs modifies a veteran's determination to less than 100% permanent and total disability, the modification is deemed a waiver of the exemption.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 27, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 03/03
- Feb 26, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs
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Mandatory Municipal Adoption
The legislation shifts property tax exemptions for veterans with individual unemployability from a local option to a statewide mandatory requirement.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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