# Connecticut SB 01276: AN ACT CONCERNING A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR VETERANS WHO ARE PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED BASED ON A DISABILITY RATING OF ONE HUNDRED PER CENT AND A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR GOLD STAR SPOUSES.

Connecticut SB 01276, AN ACT CONCERNING A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR VETERANS WHO ARE PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED BASED ON A DISABILITY RATING OF ONE HUNDRED PER CENT AND A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR GOLD STAR SPOUSES., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee; status failed, last action 2025-05-30 (House Calendar Number 661); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut SB 01276
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR VETERANS WHO ARE PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED BASED ON A DISABILITY RATING OF ONE HUNDRED PER CENT AND A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR GOLD STAR SPOUSES.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-05-30, House Calendar Number 661
- Sponsor: Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (154 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

To (1) authorize municipalities to disregard already-published grand lists for the assessment years commencing October 1, 2024, for purposes of adjusting and republishing said grand lists, (2) make several changes to the veterans' property tax exemption enacted in public act 24-46, and (3) increase a property tax exemption for surviving spouses of members of the armed forces who were killed in action.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-12 | Senate | FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass | 54 | 0 |   |
| 2025-05-05 | Senate | APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass | 44 | 6 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | VA Vote Tally Sheet-A | pass |   |   |   |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 287 | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | VA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass | 20 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-05-30: House Calendar Number 661 (House)
- 2025-05-30: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2025-05-29: Rules Suspended, Transmitted to the House (House)
- 2025-05-29: Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2025-05-29: Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 9768 (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: No New File by Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (legislature)
- 2025-05-12: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-05-12: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-05-12: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2025-05-08: Immediate Transmittal (legislature)
- 2025-05-08: Referred by Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: No New File by Committee on Appropriations (legislature)
- 2025-05-07: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-05-06: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-05-05: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2025-05-01: Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: File Number 38 (legislature)
- 2025-03-05: Senate Calendar Number 69 (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/04/25 5:00 PM (legislature)
- 2025-02-19: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-02-18: Joint Favorable Substitute (legislature)
- 2025-02-07: Public Hearing 02/13 (legislature)
- 2025-02-06: Referred to Joint Committee on Veterans' and Military Affairs (legislature)

## Bill text

- File No. 38, 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025SB-01276-R000038-FC.PDF)
- APP Joint Favorable, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01276-R02-SB.PDF)
- FIN Joint Favorable, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01276-R03-SB.PDF)
- VA Joint Favorable Substitute, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01276-R01-SB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01276-R00-SB.PDF)
- APP Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01276-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01276-R00APP-CV157-TS.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 38: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01276-R000038-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for SB-1276, as amended by Senate "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01276-R01-BA.PDF)
- FIN Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01276-R00FIN-JFR.PDF)
- FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01276-R00FIN-CV130-TS.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 38: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01276-R000038-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 9768 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01276-R00LCO09768-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for SB-1276, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 9768): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01276-R01-FN.PDF)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 287: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00287-R00SB01276-SV.PDF)
- Senate Schedule A LCO# 9768 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/S/pdf/2025SB-01276-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- VA Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01276-R00VA-JFR.PDF)
- VA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01276-R00VA-CV57-TS.PDF)
- VA Vote Tally Sheet-A: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01276-R00VAA-CV58-TS.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST. (signed)
- SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF THE STATE. (signed)
- SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES. (signed)
- SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNPAID SEWER ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER FEES AND CHARGES. (signed)
- HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS. (signed)
- HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [File No. 38 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025SB-01276-R000038-FC.PDF)
- [APP Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01276-R02-SB.PDF)
- [FIN Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01276-R03-SB.PDF)
- [VA Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01276-R01-SB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01276-R00-SB.PDF)
- [APP Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01276-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- [APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01276-R00APP-CV157-TS.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 38 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01276-R000038-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for SB-1276, as amended by Senate "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025SB-01276-R01-BA.PDF)
- [FIN Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01276-R00FIN-JFR.PDF)
- [FIN Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01276-R00FIN-CV130-TS.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 38 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01276-R000038-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 9768 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025SB-01276-R00LCO09768-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for SB-1276, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 9768) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025SB-01276-R01-FN.PDF)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 287 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00287-R00SB01276-SV.PDF)
- [Senate Schedule A LCO# 9768 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/S/pdf/2025SB-01276-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- [VA Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/S/PDF/2025SB-01276-R00VA-JFR.PDF)
- [VA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01276-R00VA-CV57-TS.PDF)
- [VA Vote Tally Sheet-A (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/S/PDF/2025SB-01276-R00VAA-CV58-TS.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05013-2025)
- [SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01558-2025)
- [SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01396-2025)
- [SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNP…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01187-2025)
- [HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07236-2025)
- [HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07192-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01276-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).