HB0067

Establishes property tax exemptions for honorably discharged veterans, active or reserve military members, and expands eligibility criteria under Wyoming's veterans property tax exemption statute.

• Creates a property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans who served on active duty in the United States armed forces for at least 18 consecutive months and are bona fide Wyoming residents for at least one year at the time of claiming the exemption. (W.S. 39-13-105(a)(viii), Sec. 1)
• Creates a property tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans who served in the Wyoming National Guard for at least 18 consecutive months and are bona fide Wyoming residents for at least one year at the time of claiming the exemption. (W.S. 39-13-105(a)(ix), Sec. 1)
• Creates a property tax exemption for active or reserve members of the Wyoming National Guard who are in good standing and are bona fide Wyoming residents for at least one year at the time of claiming the exemption. (W.S. 39-13-105(a)(x), Sec. 1)
• Creates a property tax exemption for active or reserve members of the United States armed forces who are in good standing and are bona fide Wyoming residents for at least one year at the time of claiming the exemption. (W.S. 39-13-105(a)(xi), Sec. 1)
• Defines 'good standing' as completion of a creditable year of service toward military retirement in the calendar year immediately preceding the application for the tax exemption. (W.S. 39-13-105(f)(i), Sec. 1)
• Defines 'honorably discharged veteran' as a member of the United States armed forces whose written evidence of separation shows an honorable discharge or rendition of honorable military service. (W.S. 39-13-105(f)(ii), Sec. 1)
• Reduces the bona fide Wyoming residency requirement from three years to at least one year at the time of claiming the exemption. (W.S. 39-13-105(a)(intro), Sec. 1)

Effective: January 1, 2026

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