02/05/2025

House Bill 22

Lead Sponsors: Representative Brian Lorenz and Representative David Thomas

Status: Sixth hearing in House Ways and Means (May 21, 2025)

Description: The bill would provide a full homestead exemption to surviving spouses of members of the uniformed services who died in the line of duty.

Property tax exemptions under the homestead program are revenue-neutral for counties since the state reimburses local governments for the foregone revenue. A similar bill from the 135th General Assembly estimated that the full exemption would total about $4 million annually.

CCAO Position: CCAO supports expanding the homestead exemption.