CACR21: relating to state education property tax exemption for certain disabled veterans. Providing that veterans with certain service connected disabilities shall be exempt from the state education property tax.

CACR 21 - AS INTRODUCED

2003 SESSION

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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 21

RELATING TO: state education property tax exemption for certain disabled veterans.

PROVIDING THAT: veterans with certain service connected disabilities shall be exempt from the state education property tax.

SPONSORS: Rep. Easson, Straf 68; Rep. Albert, Straf 67

COMMITTEE: Ways and Means

ANALYSIS

This constitutional amendment concurrent resolution provides that certain disabled veterans shall not pay the state education tax on property.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

RELATING TO: state education property tax exemption for certain disabled veterans.

PROVIDING THAT: veterans with certain service connected disabilities shall be exempt from the state education property tax.

Be it Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that the

Constitution of New Hampshire be amended as follows:

I. That article 6 of the second part of the constitution be amended to read as follows:

[Art.] 6th [Valuation and Taxation.] The public charges of government, or any part thereof, may be raised by taxation, upon polls, estates, and other classes of property, including franchises and property when passing by will or inheritance; and there shall be a valuation of the estates within the state taken anew once in every 5 years, at least, and as much oftener as the general court shall order. No person, discharged from military service to the United States under conditions other than dishonorable, or an officer honorably separated from military service to the United States, who is disabled from service connection and who is an amputee of a hand or foot or any combination thereof, a paraplegic, or has blindness of one or both eyes as the result of service connection; or the person's surviving spouse shall pay the state education tax on property.

II. That the above amendment proposed to the constitution be submitted to the qualified voters of the state at the state general election to be held in November, 2004.

III. That the selectmen of all towns, cities, wards and places in the state are directed to insert in their warrants for the said 2004 election an article to the following effect: To decide whether the amendments of the constitution proposed by the 2004 session of the general court shall be approved.

IV. That the wording of the question put to the qualified voters shall be:

"Are you in favor of providing a state education property tax exemption for certain disabled veterans by amending article 6 of the second part of the Constitution to read as follows:

[Art.] 6th [Valuation and Taxation.] The public charges of government, or any part thereof, may be raised by taxation, upon polls, estates, and other classes of property, including franchises and property when passing by will or inheritance; and there shall be a valuation of the estates within the state taken anew once in every 5 years, at least, and as much oftener as the general court shall order. No person, discharged from military service to the United States under conditions other than dishonorable, or an officer honorably separated from military service to the United States, who is disabled from service connection and who is an amputee of a hand or foot or any combination thereof, a paraplegic, or has blindness of one or both eyes as the result of service connection; or the person's surviving spouse shall pay the state education tax on property."

V. That the secretary of state shall print the question to be submitted on a separate ballot or on the same ballot with other constitutional questions. The ballot containing the question shall include 2 squares next to the question allowing the voter to vote "Yes" or "No." If no cross is made in either of the squares, the ballot shall not be counted on the question. The outside of the ballot shall be the same as the regular official ballot except that the words "Questions Relating to Constitutional Amendments proposed by the 2004 General Court" shall be printed in bold type at the top of the ballot.

VI. That if the proposed amendment is approved by 2/3 of those voting on the amendment, it becomes effective when the governor proclaims its adoption.