BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 5443: Widows of veterans

Providing a property tax exemption to widows or widowers of honorably discharged veterans.

Summary

An honorably discharged veteran's widow or widower is exempt from a portion, or all property taxes assessed on the home they own. The widow or widower must be sixty-one years of age or older at the time of application for tax relief; or must be retired from gainful employment by reason of physical disability.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5443), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to a property tax exemption for widows or widowers of honorably discharged veterans;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5443 (2025–26) Fund-raising events · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5443 (2023–24) Lien priority/mortgages · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5443 (2021–22) Charter school time frame · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5443 (2019–20) Engineers and land surveyors · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5443 (2017–18) Fiscal notes · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5443 (2015–16) Provider comp. disclosure · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5443 (2013–14) County assessors offices · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5443 (2011–12) Patients w/ dev disabilities · Did not pass · died in committee