AN ACT CONCERNING MOTOR VEHICLE MARKER PLATES FOR CERTAIN VETERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS, MUNICIPAL VETERANS ...
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HB 5367 — AN ACT CONCERNING MOTOR VEHICLE MARKER PLATES FOR CERTAIN VETERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS, MUNICIPAL VETERANS SERVICES, VETERANS-RELATED PROPERTY TAX RELIEF AND TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO VETERANS' AND MILITARY AFFAIRS STATUTES.
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The bill updates regulations for veterans' vehicle plates and provides veterans-related services and tax relief.
This bill allows veterans to receive special vehicle registration plates and outlines various veterans' services and tax relief. It also makes technical revisions to existing veterans' statutes.
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- Workers: Veterans will have access to designated vehicle plates and additional support services.
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6745367 GeneralPublic AssemblyAct February Session, 2022Reprint of File No.
170)22-34 SubstituteAN HouseACT BillCONCERNING No.MOTOR VEHICLE MARKER PLATES FOR CERTAIN VETERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS, MUNICIPAL VETERANS SERVICES, VETERANS-RELATED PROPERTY TAX RELIEF AND TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO VETERANS' AND MILITARY AFFAIRS STATUTES.
5367 As Amended by House Amendment Schedule "A" Approved by the Legislative Commissioner April 27, 2022 AN ACT CONCERNING MOTOR VEHICLE MARKER PLATES FOR CERTAIN VETERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS, MUNICIPAL VETERANS SERVICES, VETERANS-RELATED PROPERTY TAX RELIEF AND TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO VETERANS' AND MILITARY AFFAIRS STATUTES.
(a) For the purposes of this section, "veteran", [means any person (1) honorably discharged from, or released under honorable conditions from active service in, the armed forces, or (2) with a qualifying condition, as defined in section 27-103, who has received a discharge other thanbadconduct or dishonorablefromactive service inthearmed forces,and"periodofwar"and]"armedforces"and"periodofwar" have the same meanings as provided in section 27-103, as amended by this sHB5367act. / File No.
674(b) sHB5367The FileCommissioner of Motor Vehicles shall, at the request of any veteranor member ofthearmedforceswho receivedacampaign medal, issue special registration marker plates to indicate service during a periodofwar.Suchplatesshallbear thewords"(Name ofWar)Veteran" Substitute House Bill No.
6745367 act.and shall be designed in consultation with the Commissioner of [Veteran] Veterans Affairs.
(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall, at the request of any veteranor member ofthearmedforceswho receiveda campaign medal, issue special registration marker plates to indicate service during a periodofwar.Suchplatesshallbear thewords"(Name ofWar)Veteran" and shall be designed in consultation with the Commissioner of [Veteran] Veterans Affairs.
(4) "period of war" has the same meaning as provided in 38 USC 101, as amended from time to time, except that the"VietnamEra"meanstheperiodbeginningonFebruary28,1961,andthe"VietnamEra"meanstheperiodbeginning sHB5367onFebruary28,1961,and /ending Fileon No.July 1, 1975, in all cases;
674and sHB5367"period Fileof war" shall include service while engaged in combat or a combat support role in Lebanon, July 1, 1958, to November 1, 1958, or September 29, 1982, to March 30, Public Act No.
67422-34 ending2 onof July27 1,Substitute 1975,House inBill allNo. cases;
and5367 "period of war" shall include service while engaged in combat or a combat support role in Lebanon, July 1, 1958, to November 1, 1958, or September 29, 1982, to March 30, 1984;
and "eligible family member" meansanyparent,brotherorsister,wifeorhusband,orchildorchildren under eighteen years of age, of any veteran whose cooperation in the sHB5367program /is Fileintegral No.to the treatment of the veteran.
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67422-34 program3 isof integral27 toSubstitute theHouse treatmentBill ofNo. the veteran.
5367 (c) Not later than October 1, 2021, the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall establish a Qualifying Review Board, which shall review applications of veterans submitted under subsection (d) of this section.
(A) The member of the Board of Trustees for the Department of Veterans Affairs [Board of Trustees] and the manager of the Office of Advocacy and Assistance within the Department of Veterans Affairs, [Office of Advocacy and Assistance,] or the manager's designee, shall initially sHB5367Public /Act File No.
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6745367 serve a term of three years, and (B) the three members appointed by the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall initially serve a term of two years.
(a) When any veteran or member, as those terms are defined in subsection [(e)] (g) of this section, dies, not having sufficient estate to pay the necessary expenses of the veteran's or member's last sickness and funeral expenses, as determined by the [commissioner] Commissioner of Veterans Affairs after consultation with the probate court for the district in which the veteran or member resided, the state shall pay the sum of one thousand eight hundred dollars toward such funeralPublic expenses.Act No.
(b)22-34 Burial5 shallof be27 inSubstitute [some]House aBill cemetery or plot not used exclusively sHB5367 / File No.
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674(b) Burial shall be in [some] a cemetery or plot not used exclusively for the burial of the pauper dead.
(2) The person who has paid or provided for the funeral [or burial expense] expenses of a deceased member shall provide to the commissionerPublic (A)Act anNo. affidavit stating (i) when the [deceased] member served, (ii) where the [deceased] member served, (iii) the unit in which the [deceased] member served, and (iv) the capacity in which the [deceased] member served;
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5367 commissioner (A) an affidavit stating (i) when the [deceased] member served, (ii) where the [deceased] member served, (iii) the unit in which the [deceased] member served, and (iv) the capacity in which the [deceased] member served;
and (D) sHB5367any /other Filedocuments No.supporting the affidavit.
674(f) sHB5367Whenever Filethe No.Comptroller has lawfully paid any sum toward the funeral expenses of any deceased veteran or member and it afterwards appears that the [deceased] veteran or member left any estate, the Comptroller may present a claim on behalf of the state against the estate ofsuch [deceased] veteranor member for thesumso paid,and theclaim shall be a preferred claim against such estate and shall be paid to the Treasurer.
674 any other documents supporting the affidavit.
(f) Whenever the Comptroller has lawfully paid any sum toward the funeral expenses of any deceased veteran or member and it afterwards appears that the [deceased] veteran or member left any estate, the Comptroller may present a claim on behalf of the state against the estate ofsuch[deceased] veteranor member for thesumso paid,and theclaim shall be a preferred claim against such estate and shall be paid to the Treasurer.
The [commissioner] Commissioner of Veterans Affairs is authorized toPublic administerAct theNo. separation allowances provided for by this chapter and enforce the provisions relating thereto.
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5367 to administer the separation allowances provided for by this chapter and enforce the provisions relating thereto.
The commissioner may apply the provisions of sections 27-80 to 27-85, inclusive, to any person who enters the military or naval service of the sHB5367United /States Filethrough No.the provisions of any system of selective draft adopted by the federal government.
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674 United States through the provisions of any system of selective draft adopted by the federal government.
ThePublic [commissioner]Act CommissionerNo. of Veterans Affairs, in his or her discretion, shall investigate all complaints made to the commissioner with respect to the conduct or treatment of veterans, their spouses, or eligible dependents and family members receiving services under this chapter, or any program administered by the [department] Department of Veterans Affairs and for such purpose shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses under oath.
If22-34 upon8 the completion of such27 investigation,Substitute theHouse commissionerBill finds that any veteran, spouse or eligible dependent has not received proper care or has been [ill treated] sHB5367 / File No.
6745367 sHB5367The File[commissioner] No.Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, in his or her discretion, shall investigate all complaints made to the commissioner with respect to the conduct or treatment of veterans, their spouses, or eligible dependents and family members receiving services under this chapter, or any program administered by the [department] Department of Veterans Affairs and for such purpose shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses under oath.
674If upon the completion of such investigation, the commissioner finds that any veteran, spouse or eligible dependent has not received proper care or has been [ill treated] ill-treated or abused by any officer or employee, the commissioner shall, in his or her discretion, cause the offender to be prosecuted, disciplined or dismissed and shall order such remedial action as the commissioner deems necessary to eliminate the condition.
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(b)Public TheAct chiefNo. fiscal officer shall submit a semiannual plain language report to each resident of the Veterans Residential Services facility and patient of the Healthcare Center detailing the manner in which the institutional general welfare fund was used over the previous six months to directly benefit veterans, said facility or the Healthcare Center.
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5367 (b) The chief fiscal officer shall submit a semiannual plain language report to each resident of the Veterans Residential Services facility and patient of the Healthcare Center detailing the manner in which the institutional general welfare fund was used over the previous six months to directly benefit veterans, said facility or the Healthcare Center.
(c)The chieffiscalofficer shallsubmit anitemizedlistanitemized list ofexpenditures sHB5367made /from Filethe No.institutional general welfare fund to the commissioner at intervals not greater than two months.
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674 made from the institutional general welfare fund to the commissioner at intervals not greater than two months.
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Section 27-119a of the general statutes is repealed and the sHB5367following /is Filesubstituted No.in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
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674 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
If any person who, in time of war, served in the military or naval forces of the English colonies in America, prior to 1776, or of the state of Connecticut or in the armed forces of the United States, and was credited to said colonies, state or the United States, died during such service of disease or wounds, or was killed in action, died in prison or was lost at sea, and whose body was never brought home for interment, or who was reported missing in action and has not been heard from, the [commissioner]Public CommissionerAct ofNo. Veterans Affairs shall, upon proper application, with satisfactory proof, made by the chief executive authority of the municipality of which the deceased was a resident, as tohisidentityandhonorableservice,causetobeerectedinanycemetery or public place in such municipality, at a cost to the state of not more than fifty dollars, a marker or soldier's headstone, having inscribed thereon the name of such person, the organization to which he belonged, and the place of his death or burial or when he was reported as missing in action or lost at sea.
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5367 [commissioner] Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall, upon proper application, with satisfactory proof, made by the chief executive authority of the municipality of which the deceased was a resident, as tohisidentityandhonorableservice,causetobeerectedinanycemetery or public place in such municipality, at a cost to the state of not more than fifty dollars, a marker or soldier's headstone, having inscribed thereon the name of such person, the organization to which he belonged, and the place of his death or burial or when he was reported as missing in action or lost at sea.
If the chief executive authority of any municipality which had as residentsseveralveteranswho were killedor lost asdescribedin section 27-120, as amended by this act, and to whose memory markers or headstones have not already been erected, prefers a memorial stone or sHB5367plaque /with Filethe No.names of all such veterans inscribed thereon, erected in a public place or cemetery in such municipality, the [commissioner] Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall cause such a suitable memorial to be erected in such municipality, which memorial shall be of such design and material and of such cost as the commissioner determines.
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674 plaque with the names of all such veterans inscribed thereon, erected in a public place or cemetery in such municipality, the [commissioner] Commissioner of Veterans Affairs shall cause such a suitable memorial to be erected in such municipality, which memorial shall be of such design and material and of such cost as the commissioner determines.
Subsection (b) of section 27-122b of the 2022 supplement to thePublic generalAct statutesNo. is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
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5367 the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2022):
Any veteran who is a citizen of this state and who, through disability or other causes incident to service in the armed forces in time of war, is in need of temporary financial assistance may be provided for by the [commissioner] Commissioner of Veterans Affairs by a method similar sHB5367to /that Fileprovided No.in section 27-82, as amended by this act, the amount and continuance of such assistance to be discretionary with the commissioner.
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674 to that provided in section 27-82, as amended by this act, the amount and continuance of such assistance to be discretionary with the commissioner.
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Subsection (c) of section 27-24 of the general statutes is sHB5367repealedandthefollowing /issubstituted Fileinlieuthereof(EffectiveOctober No.1, 2022):
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674 repealed andthefollowing issubstituted inlieuthereof(EffectiveOctober 1, 2022):
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sHB5367The /Department Fileof No.[Veterans'] Veterans Affairs may, subject to any limitations otherwise imposed by law, receive and accept on behalf of the state any funds that may be offered or that may become available from federal grants or appropriations, private gifts, donations or bequests, or any other source and may expend such funds for the purpose of financing, in whole or in part and on behalf of the state, the construction of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
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674 The Department of [Veterans'] Veterans Affairs may, subject to any limitations otherwise imposed by law, receive and accept on behalf of the state any funds that may be offered or that may become available from federal grants or appropriations, private gifts, donations or bequests, or any other source and may expend such funds for the purpose of financing, in whole or in part and on behalf of the state, the construction of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
(a)Public NotAct laterNo. than July 15, 2007, and annually thereafter, each state agency or municipality that provides benefits to veterans, as defined in section 27-103, as amended by this act, shall submit a report to the Commissioner of [Veterans'] Veterans Affairs that includes a description of each type of benefit provided to veterans, the value of such benefit and the number of veterans to whom such benefit was provided, for the twelve-month period ending on June thirtieth of the same year.
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5367 (a) Not later than July 15, 2007, and annually thereafter, each state agency or municipality that provides benefits to veterans, as defined in section 27-103, as amended by this act, shall submit a report to the Commissioner of [Veterans'] Veterans Affairs that includes a description of each type of benefit provided to veterans, the value of such benefit and the number of veterans to whom such benefit was provided, for the twelve-month period ending on June thirtieth of the same year.
(c) The land transferred to the commission under subsections (a) and (b) of this section and not transferred to the Commissioner of Mental sHB5367Health /and FileAddiction No.Services and the Connecticut Valley Hospital shall be used by the Commissioner of [Veterans'] Veterans Affairs for the establishment and maintenance of a veterans' cemetery.
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674 Health and Addiction Services and the Connecticut Valley Hospital shall be used by the Commissioner of [Veterans'] Veterans Affairs for the establishment and maintenance of a veterans' cemetery.
(1) "Armed forces" means the UnitedPublic StatesAct Army,No. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force;
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5367 United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force;
sHB5367Officers /of Filethe No.National Guard and naval militia shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to the procedure prescribed in regulations of the United States Department of Defense relating to the National Guard and naval militia.
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674 Officers of the National Guard and naval militia shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to the procedure prescribed in regulations of the United States Department of Defense relating to the National Guard and naval militia.
Only such officers shall be commissioned in the National GuardPublic andAct navalNo. militia as have successfully passed the tests and examinations as to physical, moral and professional fitness prescribed by the laws and regulations of the United States relating to the qualifications of National Guard or naval militia officers.
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5367 Guard and naval militia as have successfully passed the tests and examinations as to physical, moral and professional fitness prescribed by the laws and regulations of the United States relating to the qualifications of National Guard or naval militia officers.
(b) If any person does not reside in any state, territory or possession of the United States because such person is on active military duty with the United States Armed Forces, and such person's home state of record sHB5367is /Connecticut, Fileas reflected in the records of the United States Department of Defense, United States Department of Homeland Security or any federal department under which the United States Coast Public Act No.
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6745367 is Connecticut, as reflected in the records of the United States Department of Defense, United States Department of Homeland Security or any federal department under which the United States Coast Guard operates, such person may obtain a Connecticut operator's license or identity card, provided such person:
The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in collaboration with the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall provide behavioral health services, on a transitional basis, for the dependents and any member of any reserve component of the armed forces ofthe United States who has beencalledto active service inthearmedforcesofinthearmedforcesofthestateortheUnited thestateortheUnited States for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.
(b) With respect to a contract for the sale of a one-to-four family residential real property, if the seller provides written notice to the purchaser,priorto,orupon,enteringintothecontract,oftheavailability sHB5367of /information Fileconcerning environmental matters from the [federal] Public Act No.
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6745367 of information concerning environmental matters from the [federal] United States Environmental Protection Agency, the National Response Center, the United States Department of Defense and third-party providers, the seller and any real estate licensee shall be deemed to have fully satisfied any duty to disclose environmental matters concerning properties other than the property that is the subject of the contract.
Any veteran who served in time of war, if such veteran is not eligible for disability compensation or pension from the [United States] United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or the spouse of such veteran who by reason of such veteran's disability is unable to pursue gainful employment, or the unmarried surviving spouse of such veteran, and if such person has attained at least the minimum earned rating on any examinationPublic heldAct for an original appointment for the purpose of sHB5367 / File No.
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6745367 examination held for an original appointment for the purpose of establishing a candidate list to fill a vacancy in accordance with subsection (d) of section 5-228, shall have five points added to his or her earned rating.
(Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to (1) evaluate state property tax exemptions, abatements and other relief granted to veterans, (2) make recommendations concerning whether anyPublic suchAct state veterans property tax relief should be adjusted to more effectively align with the intent, at the time of enactment, for such relief, and (3) create a list of municipalities in the state that have enacted local sHB5367 / File No.
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6745367 any such state veterans property tax relief should be adjusted to more effectively align with the intent, at the time of enactment, for such relief, and (3) create a list of municipalities in the state that have enacted local veterans property tax relief and specify the nature of such relief in each such municipality.
(f)Public TheAct administrativeNo. staff of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to military and veterans' affairs shall serve as administrative staff of the task force.
(g)22-34 Not22 laterof than27 JanuarySubstitute 1,House 2023,Bill the task force shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committees sHB5367 / File No.
6745367 sHB5367(f) FileThe No.administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to military and veterans' affairs shall serve as administrative staff of the task force.
674(g) Not later than January 1, 2023, the task force shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to military and veterans' affairs and planning and development, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes.
(b)Public (1)Act AnyNo. veteran who claims an exemption under subsection (a) of this section shall give notice to the town clerk of the municipality in which such primary residence is located that such veteran is entitled to such exemption.
(2)22-34 Any23 veteran submitting a claim for such exemption shall file an application, on a form prepared by the assessor of the27 municipalitySubstitute inHouse whichBill such primary residence is located, not later than the assessment sHB5367 / File No.
6745367 sHB5367(b) File(1) No.Any veteran who claims an exemption under subsection (a) of this section shall give notice to the town clerk of the municipality in which such primary residence is located that such veteran is entitled to such exemption.
674(2) Any veteran submitting a claim for such exemption shall file an application, on a form prepared by the assessor of the municipality in which such primary residence is located, not later than the assessment date with respect to which such exemption is claimed, which application shall include (A) (i) a certified copy of such veteran's military discharge document, as defined in section 1-219 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or (ii) in the absence of such certified copy, at least two affidavits of disinterested individuals showing that theclaimantisaveteran,providedtheassessormayfurtherrequiresuch claimant to be examined by such assessor under oath concerning the facts contained in such affidavits, and (B) a copy of such veteran's federal income tax return or, in the event such a return is not filed, such evidence as may be required by the assessor, for the tax year of such veteran ending immediately prior to the assessment date with respect to which such exemption is claimed.
(3) The assessor of such municipality shall annually make a certified listPublic ofAct allNo. such veterans who are found to be entitled to an exemption under the provisions of this section, which list shall be filed in the town clerk's office and shall be prima facie evidence that any veteran whose name appears on such list is entitled to such exemption, subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, as long as such veteran continues to own and occupy the dwelling as such veteran's primary residence.
Such22-34 assessor24 may, at any time, require such veteran to appear before such assessor for the purpose of furnishing27 additionalSubstitute evidence,House exceptBill that any veteran who, by reason of total disability, is unabletosoappearmayfurnishsuchassessor(A)astatementfromsuch sHB5367 / File No.
6745367 sHB5367list Fileof No.all such veterans who are found to be entitled to an exemption under the provisions of this section, which list shall be filed in the town clerk's office and shall be prima facie evidence that any veteran whose name appears on such list is entitled to such exemption, subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, as long as such veteran continues to own and occupy the dwelling as such veteran's primary residence.
674Such assessor may, at any time, require such veteran to appear before such assessor for the purpose of furnishing additional evidence, except that any veteran who, by reason of total disability, is unabletosoappearmayfurnishsuchassessor(A)astatementfromsuch veteran's attending physician or advanced practice registered nurse, certifying that such veteran is totally disabled and unable to make a personal appearance, and (B) such other evidence of total disability as such assessor may deem appropriate.
Any such veteran whoPublic failsAct toNo. notify the assessor of such disqualification shall make payment to the municipality in the amount of property tax loss related to such exemption improperly taken.
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5367 who fails to notify the assessor of such disqualification shall make payment to the municipality in the amount of property tax loss related to such exemption improperly taken.
sHB5367(2) /[develop] FileDevelop No.regulations setting forth standards and tests for:
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674 (2) [develop] Develop regulations setting forth standards and tests for:
[and] (3) [by] By himself, or by an agent whom he may appoint, inquire if all property taxes [which] that are due and collectible by each town or city not consolidated with a town, are in fact collected and paid to the treasurer thereof in the manner prescribed by law, and if accounts and records of the tax collectors and treasurers of such entities are adequate andPublic properlyAct kept.No.
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ThisApproved actMay shall17, take2022 effectPublic asAct followsNo. and shall amend the following sections:
Section22-34 127 Octoberof 1,27 2022 14-20d(a) and (b) Sec.
2 October 1, 2022 27-103(a) to (c) Sec.
3 October 1, 2022 27-118 Sec.
4 October 1, 2022 27-82 October 1, 2022 Sec.
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6 October 1, 2022 27-102m Sec.
7 October 1, 2022 27-106 Sec.
8 October 1, 2022 27-109 Sec.
9 October 1, 2022 27-119a Sec.
10 October 1, 2022 27-120 Sec.
11 October 1, 2022 27-121 Sec.
12 October 1, 2022 27-122b(b) Sec.
13 October 1, 2022 27-125 Sec.
14 October 1, 2022 27-117 Sec.
15 October 1, 2022 27-24(c) Sec.
16 October 1, 2022 27-25 Sec.
17 October 1, 2022 27-31 Sec.
18 October 1, 2022 27-102o October 1, 2022 Sec.
19 27-102p Sec.
20 October 1, 2022 27-122a(c) Sec.
21 October 1, 2022 51-49h(c) Sec.
22 October 1, 2022 27-20(a) Sec.
23 October 1, 2022 27-49 Sec.
24 October 1, 2022 1-219(d) Sec.
25 October 1, 2022 8-106(a) October 1, 2022 Sec.
26 14-36h(b) Sec.
27 October 1, 2022 17a-453d Sec.
28 October 1, 2022 20-327f(b) Sec.
29 October 1, 2022 22a-337(b) Sec.
30 October 1, 2022 5-224 Sec.
31 from passage New section Sec.
32 from passage New section October 1, 2022 Sec.
33 New section Sec.
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674 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.
In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.
Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:
None Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $ Various Municipalities Grand List None Potential Reduction Explanation The bill creates an optional property tax exemption of 10% of the assessment of a home owned by veterans that meet certain income limits.
A municipality that chose to implement this would experience a grand list reduction.
At current mill rates, if every municipality chose to implement this option, the cumulative revenue loss would be an estimated $63.5 million.
The bill requires the Office of Policy and Management and the Department of Veterans' Affairs to provide information to municipalities and veterans' organizations about property tax exemptions for which veterans are eligible.
This has no fiscal impact as it is anticipated that the agencies can provide this information with existing resources.
The bill requires the Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs to provide recommendations for improvements regarding municipal veterans' representatives which does not result in a fiscal impact.
The bill also establishes a task force to study veterans' property sHB5367 / File No.
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These changes have no fiscal impact.
Lastly, the bill makes several minor and technical changes to statutes relating to veterans, which has no fiscal impact.
House "A" creates an optional property tax exemption for veterans below certain income thresholds and results in the above identified fiscal impact.
The Out Years The ongoing above identified fiscal impact will continue into the future subject to changes in municipal grand lists and mill rates.
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674 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 5367 (as amended by House “A”)* AN ACT CONCERNING MOTOR VEHICLE MARKER PLATES FOR CERTAIN VETERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS, TAX RELIEF FOR VETERANS, MUNICIPAL VETERANS SERVICES AND TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO VETERANS' AND MILITARY AFFAIRS STATUTES.
SUMMARY Thisbillestablishesa localoption propertytaxexemptionfor income- qualifying veterans’ primary residences.
A municipality may adopt the exemption by a vote of its legislative body (or board of selectman if the legislative body is a town meeting).
This tax exemption is separate from the state-mandated and local option veterans property tax exemptions under existing law (see BACKGROUND).
The local option exemptions under existing law generally have a lower allowable income threshold or more restrictive eligibility requirements (e.g., wartime service or a qualifying disability) than the exemption established under the bill (§ 33).
Under the bill, the exemption (1) is available to veterans with up to $50,100 in federal adjusted gross income (AGI) and (2) equals 10% of the assessed value of a dwelling the veteran owns and uses as a primary residence.
A “veteran” is anyone who was honorably discharged, released under honorable conditions, or released with an other than honorable discharge, based on a qualifying condition, from active service in the armed forces (see BACKGROUND).
The bill also:
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allows the motor vehicles commissioner to provide special registration marker plates to certainindividual who served while engaged in a combat or combat support role in Afghanistan or Iraq (§§ 1 & 2);
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establishes an eight-member task force to evaluate state property taxreliefforveteransandmake recommendationsabout whether there should be tax relief adjustments (§ 31);
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requires the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) secretary, jointly with the veterans affairs commissioner, to annually provide a written notice to municipalities and veterans’ organizations informing them about the property tax exemptions that a municipality may choose toapprove forveterans,veterans’ relatives or spouses, or people killed in action while on active military duty with the armed forces (§ 34);
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requires the veterans affairs commissioner to submit to the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, by September 1, 2022, recommendations for improvements regarding municipal veterans’ representatives to ensure the consistent, effective, and efficient provision of services (see BACKGROUND) (§ 32);
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makes numerous technical changes (§§ 1-30).
*House Amendment “A” (1) strikes the underlying bill’s working group on veterans’ property tax relief and replaces it with a similarly focusedtaskforceand(2)addstheprovisionsonthe(a)newlocaloption property tax exemption and (b) written notice about permissive municipal property tax exemptions for veterans and certain other individuals.
EFFECTIVEDATE:October1,2022,exceptthepropertytaxtaskforce and municipal veterans’ representative provisions are effective upon passage.
§ 33 — PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION ADMINISTRATION Veterans may not receive the bill’s local option property tax exemption until they have proven their right to the exemption consistent with the bill.
Once proven, the exemption takes effect on the next succeeding assessment day.
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674 Application The bill requires a veteran claiming an exemption to notify the town clerk in the municipality where the residence is located that he or she is entitled to an exemption.
Veterans must apply for the exemption, in a form prepared by the municipal assessor, by the assessment date.
The application must include either (1) a certified copy of the veteran’s military discharge document or (2) in its absence, at least two affidavits from disinterested individuals showing the applicant is a veteran (the assessor may additionally require that the applicant be examined under oath about the facts in the affidavits).
It must also include the veteran’s federalincome tax returnfor thepreceding taxyear or,ifoneisnot filed, other evidence the assessor requires.
Under the bill, a town clerk must record the discharge documents or affidavits in full and list the veteran’s name without payment.
The bill prohibits assessors, boards of assessment appeals, and other officials from allowing claims for this exemption unless the required documents are filed with the clerk.
Veterans who are approved for the exemption must file for the exemption every two years.
List of Qualifying Veterans Municipal assessors must annually create a certified list of all veterans who are found to qualify for an exemption under the bill.
The list must be filed in the clerk’s office and is prima facie evidence that a veteran is entitled to an exemption, so long as he or she continues to use the dwelling as his or her primary residence.
Additional Evidence and Personal Appearance At any time, an assessor may require a veteran to appear before him or her to provide additional evidence.
But any veteran who is unable to appear because of total disability may give the assessor (1) a statement fromhisorherphysicianornursepractitionercertifyingthattheveteran is totally disabled and cannot make a personal appearance and (2) other evidence of total disability deemed appropriate by the assessor.
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674 Presumption of Eligibility Under the bill, veterans who have applied and been approved for the exemption in any year are presumed to also qualify for the exemption in the next year following approval.
During that year, the assessor must give the veteran written notice that he or she is presumed to qualify.
If the veteran’s income exceeds $50,100, the veteran (1) must notify the assessor by the next filing date for the exemption and (2) will be denied the exemption until he or she has applied and qualified once again.
Veterans who fail to notify assessors of their disqualification must repay the municipality for its property tax loss related to the improperly taken exemption.
§§ 1 & 2 — SPECIAL REGISTRATION MARKER PLATES This bill allows the motor vehicles commissioner to provide special registration marker plates to individuals who received a campaign medal and served while engaged in combat or in a combat support role in Afghanistan (from October 24, 2001, to August 30, 2021) or Iraq (from March 19, 2003, to December 31, 2011, and June 1, 2014, to December 9, 2021).
It does so by explicitly adding these conflicts and dates to the “period of war” definition in the veterans statutes.
By law, these plates have the words “(Name of War) Veteran” and the motor vehicles commissioner may charge a fee for them to cover the entire cost of their production.
§ 31 — VETERANS’ PROPERTY TAX TASK FORCE Purpose The bill establishes an eight-member task force to (1) evaluate state property tax exemptions, abatements, and other relief for veterans;
(2) make recommendations about whether there should be adjustments to the relief for it to align more effectively with the intent of the relief when it was enacted;
and (3) create a list of Connecticut municipalities with local property tax relief and the type of relief available in each.
The task force must report its findings and recommendations to the Veterans’ Affairs and Planning and Development committees by sHB5367 / File No.
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Membership and Appointments Under the bill, the task force members must be appointed as follows:
two each by the House speaker and the Senate president pro tempore, and one each by the House and Senate majority and minority leaders.
Task force members may also be legislators.
The bill requires (1) the initial appointments to be made within 30 days after the bill’s passage and (2) any vacancy to be filled by the appointing authority.
Administration The bill requires the House speaker and Senate president pro tempore to select the task force’s chairpersons from among its membership.
The first meeting must be scheduled to occur within 60 days after the bill’s passage.
The bill requires the Veterans’ Affairs Committee’s administrative staff to serve as the task force’s administrative staff.
The task force ends when it submits its report to the legislature or January 1, 2023, whichever is later.
BACKGROUND Qualifying Condition By law, a “veteran” is anyone who was honorably discharged, released under honorable conditions, or released with an other than honorable discharge based on a qualifying condition from active service in the armed forces.
A “qualifying condition” is a diagnosis of post- traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, a disclosed military sexual trauma, or a determination that sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression was more likely than not the primary reason for the other than honorable discharge (CGS § 27-103).
Existing Veterans Property Tax Exemptions By law, municipalities must provide property tax exemptions to sHB5367 / File No.
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674 qualifying veterans who (1) served during specified wartime periods or actions (CGS § 12-81(19)), (2) retired from service after 30 years (CGS § 12- 81(19)), or (3) have qualifying disabilities (CGS § 12-81(20) & (21)).
With their legislative bodies’ approval, municipalities may grant certain additional exemptions (municipal-option exemptions) to these veterans and others who do not qualify for the state-mandated exemptions.
For example, municipalities may provide a property tax exemption to veterans who have incomes below a municipally-set threshold and are ineligible for any of the exemptions for wartime, retired, or disabled veterans.
Under this program, a municipality may exempt up to $5,000 or 5% of a property’s assessed value.
The municipality may set the qualifying income threshold at the OPM-set amount or a higher amount (CGS § 12-81jj).
An individual’s eligibility for an exemption is often contingent on the veteran’s qualifying factors, such as an income below a set threshold.
With certain exceptions, exemptions based on a veteran’s income level use a statutorily-set threshold that OPM annually updates.
For 2022, the income limit is $38,100 for individuals and $46,400 for married joint filers, based on 2021 income.
Municipal Veterans’ Representatives The law requires a municipality to designate a municipal employee or a volunteer to serveas its municipal veterans’ representative if itdoes not have its own local veterans’ advisory committee or otherwise fund a veterans’ service officer.
Under the law, these representatives have the samedutiesasalocalveterans’advisorycommittee,whichmayinclude, among other things, coordinating the activities of public and private facilities concerned with veteran reemployment, education, rehabilitation, and adjustment to peacetime living.
Among other things, the municipal veterans’ representative must (1) be a veteran or have practical experience handling veterans’ issues, (2) take training from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ Office of Advocacy and Assistance, and (3) be available to veterans a minimum sHB5367 / File No.
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Related Bill sHB 5478 (File 603), reported favorably by the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, contains nearly identical provisions concerning thenewpropertytaxexemptionandthewrittennoticeaboutpermissive municipal property tax exemptions for veterans and certain other individuals.
COMMITTEE ACTION Veterans’ Affairs Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 16 Nay 0 (03/15/2022) sHB5367 / File No.
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This bill amends existing veteran and military affairs laws, primarily updating definitions and provisions related to veteran status and benefits.
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Section 14-20d
means any person (1) honorably discharged from, or released under honorable conditions from active service in, the armed forces, or (2) with a qualifying condition, as defined in section 27-103, who has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from active service in the armed forces.→ means any person honorably discharged from, released under honorable conditions from or released with an other than honorable discharge based on a qualifying condition from, active service in, the armed forces.This change clarifies the definition of 'veteran' to include those with other than honorable discharge under specific qualifying conditions.
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Section 27-103
“period of war” shall include service while engaged in combat or a combat support role in Lebanon, July 1, 1958, to November 1, 1958, or September 29, 1982, to March 30, 1984; Grenada, October 25, 1983, to December 15, 1983; Operation Earnest Will, involving the escort of Kuwaiti oil tankers flying the United States flag in the Persian Gulf, July 24, 1987, to August 1, 1990; and Panama, December 20, 1989, to January 31, 1990; Afghanistan, October 24, 2001, to August 30, 2021; and Iraq, March 19, 2003, to December 31, 2011, or June 1, 2014, to December 9, 2021, and shall include service during such periods with the armed forces of any government associated with the United States.→ and shall include service during such periods with the armed forces of any government associated with the United States.This change maintains the existing definition but clarifies the inclusion of service with allied forces during the specified periods.
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Section 27-118
the state shall pay the sum of one thousand eight hundred dollars toward such funeral expenses.→ the sum under subsection (a) of this section shall be paid by the Comptroller to such person who has paid or provided for the funeral expenses.This amendment specifies that the payment for funeral expenses will be issued by the Comptroller to the individual who incurred the costs.
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Section 27-118
Burial shall be in some a cemetery or plot not used exclusively for the burial of the pauper dead.→ Burial shall be in a cemetery or plot not used exclusively for the burial of the pauper dead.This change removes the word 'some' for clarity in the burial provisions.
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Section 27-118
No amount shall be paid for funeral expenses unless claim therefor is made within one year from the date of death, except that in cases of death occurring abroad, such claim may be made within one year after the remains of such the veteran or member have been interred in this country.→ No amount shall be paid for funeral expenses unless claim therefor is made not later than one year after the date of death, except that in cases of death occurring abroad, such claim may be made within one year after the remains of the veteran or member have been interred in this country.This amendment clarifies the time frame for making claims for funeral expenses.
Action History
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SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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PUBLIC ACT 22-34
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REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/28/22
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Joint Favorable Substitute
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PUBLIC HEARING 0308
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REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Veterans' Affairs
Sponsors
- Patrick S. Boyd · Primary
- Gary A. Turco · Primary
- Ben McGorty · Primary
- Tammy Nuccio · Primary
- Donna Veach · Primary
- John K. Hampton · Primary
- Tim Ackert · Primary
- Joseph H. Zullo · Primary
- John-Michael Parker · Primary
- Matt Blumenthal · Primary
- Kimberly Fiorello · Primary
- Bill Buckbee · Primary
- John "jack" F. Hennessy · Primary
- Dorinda Borer · Primary
- Patricia A. Dillon · Primary
- Mary Welander · Primary
- Jennifer Leeper · Primary
- Eleni Kavros DeGraw · Primary
- Tom Delnicki · Primary
- Carol Hall · Primary
- Kurt Vail · Primary
- Kara Rochelle · Primary
- Saud Anwar · Primary
- Hilda E. Santiago · Primary
- Aimee Berger-Girvalo · Primary
- Christine Conley · Primary
- Bob Godfrey · Primary
- Bobby G. Gibson · Primary
- Christie M. Carpino · Primary
- Frank Smith · Primary
- Kenneth Gucker · Primary
- Hubert D. Delany · Primary
- Corey P. Paris · Primary
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Sponsors (33)
- Patrick S. Boyd Democratic
- Gary A. Turco Democratic
- Ben McGorty Republican
- Tammy Nuccio Republican
- Donna Veach Republican
- Hampton, John K.
- Tim Ackert Republican
- Joseph H. Zullo Republican
- John-Michael Parker Democratic
- Matt Blumenthal Democratic
- Fiorello, Kimberly
- Bill Buckbee Republican
- Hennessy, John "jack" F.
- Borer, Dorinda
- Patricia A. Dillon Democratic
- Mary Welander Democratic
- Jennifer Leeper Democratic
- Eleni Kavros DeGraw Democratic
- Tom Delnicki Republican
- Carol Hall Republican
- Kurt Vail Republican
- Kara Rochelle Democratic
- Saud Anwar Democratic
- Hilda E. Santiago Democratic
- Aimee Berger-Girvalo Democratic
- Conley, Christine
- Bob Godfrey Democratic
- Bobby G. Gibson Democratic
- Christie M. Carpino Republican
- Frank Smith Democratic
- Kenneth Gucker Democratic
- Hubert D. Delany Democratic
- Corey P. Paris Democratic
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- Who sponsors HB 5367?
- HB 5367 is sponsored by Patrick S. Boyd (Democratic), Gary A. Turco (Democratic), Ben McGorty (Republican), Tammy Nuccio (Republican), Donna Veach (Republican), Hampton, John K., Tim Ackert (Republican), Joseph H. Zullo (Republican), John-Michael Parker (Democratic), Matt Blumenthal (Democratic), Fiorello, Kimberly, Bill Buckbee (Republican), Hennessy, John "jack" F., Borer, Dorinda, Patricia A. Dillon (Democratic), Mary Welander (Democratic), Jennifer Leeper (Democratic), Eleni Kavros DeGraw (Democratic), Tom Delnicki (Republican), Carol Hall (Republican), Kurt Vail (Republican), Kara Rochelle (Democratic), Saud Anwar (Democratic), Hilda E. Santiago (Democratic), Aimee Berger-Girvalo (Democratic), Conley, Christine, Bob Godfrey (Democratic), Bobby G. Gibson (Democratic), Christie M. Carpino (Republican), Frank Smith (Democratic), Kenneth Gucker (Democratic), Hubert D. Delany (Democratic), and Corey P. Paris (Democratic).
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