Authorizes proportional property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans having a service-connected permanent disability and proclaims that the State shall reimburse municipalities for cost of exemption.
This bill creates a property tax exemption for New Jersey veterans with service-connected disabilities. It provides a proportional exemption based on disability percentage (up to 100%), covering veterans with conditions like paralysis, amputations, or total blindness, and caps partial exemptions at $10,000. Surviving spouses of eligible veterans or those who died in service also qualify for similar exemptions. Crucially, the state will reimburse municipalities 102% of the lost tax revenue from these exemptions to offset costs. The law amends existing veteran property tax protections under P.L.1948, c.259.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
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1 primary · 28 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
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P
Brian Bergen
RRepublican
Co
Al Barlas
RRepublican
Co
Alex Sauickie
RRepublican
Co
Annette Quijano
DDemocratic
Co
Anthony Verrelli
DDemocratic
Co
Antwan McClellan
RRepublican
Co
Aura Dunn
RRepublican
Co
Bill Spearman
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Auth
RRepublican
Co
Brian Rumpf
RRepublican
Co
Carol Murphy
DDemocratic
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