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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina Bill Gradually Increases Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exclusion and Exempts Primary Vehicles
Last action · April 3, 2025: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Frances Jackson and 8 others
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What This Bill Would Do
North Carolina House Bill 728 increases the disabled veteran property tax homestead exclusion from $45,000 to $125,000 in phases by 2027, exempts the primary motor vehicle of 100% disabled veterans from property tax, and appropriates $10 million for veteran economic development grants.
Provides direct financial tax relief to permanently disabled veterans and surviving spouses while establishing a 50% state reimbursement model for local government revenue losses.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Disabled veterans
Receive increased property tax homestead exclusions, a complete property tax exemption on their primary motor vehicle, and access to new housing and employment grants.
Surviving spouses of disabled veterans
Eligible for property tax homestead exclusions and prequalification if they have not remarried.
Local governments
Experience property tax revenue reductions that are partially offset by a 50% state reimbursement model and full reimbursement for losses exceeding 1% of general fund revenue.
North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
Receives a $10 million appropriation and administers the new Veterans' Economic Development Incentive Grant Program.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much of my home's value will be excluded from property taxes under this bill?
Can I apply for the property tax exclusion before I buy a house?
Are motor vehicles owned by disabled veterans affected?
How are local governments compensated for their lost tax revenue?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 3, 2025HouseRef To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 3, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Apr 2, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Phased Property Tax Expansion
The legislation implements a three-tier expansion of the disabled veteran property tax homestead exclusion across 2025, 2026, and 2027.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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