SB 6880: Property tax exemption
Excluding medical expenses for property tax exemption purposes from the income eligibility requirements for senior citizens, armed forces veterans, and persons retired because of disability.
Summary
- Additional deductions from the calculation of "disposable income" are allowed, including: health care insurance premiums for health care coverage, including dental coverage, vision coverage, and copayments; durable medical equipment and mobility enhancing equipment; and long term care insurance.
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- IntroducedJan 30, 2008
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Don Benton (R-17)
- Introduced
- January 30, 2008 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 30, 2008
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to excluding medical expenses for property tax exemption purposes from the income eligibility requirements for persons sixty-one years of age or older, armed forces veterans with service-connected disabilities, and persons retired because of disability;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Don Benton (R-17)
6 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 5 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
SB 6880 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 6880 (2009–10) EMT's and paramedics/fees
- SB 6880 (2005–06) Psychoactive substances