Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming SF98: Eligibility for veteran property tax exemption-amendments-2.
Status: Failed, March 4, 2026
AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; providing an ad valorem tax exemption for bona fide Wyoming residents who are honorably discharged veterans who served in the United States armed forces or the Wyoming national guard for a specified time period; providing an ad valorem tax exemption for bona fide Wyoming residents who are active or reserve members of the Wyoming national guard or the United States armed forces; providing an ad valorem tax exemption for bona fide Wyoming residents who are surviving spouses or surviving parents of specified veterans and military members; amending the bona fide Wyoming residency requirement as specified; providing definitions; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to taxation and revenue; providing an ad valorem tax exemption for bona fide Wyoming residents who are honorably discharged veterans who served in the United States armed forces or the Wyoming national guard for a specified time period; providing an ad valorem tax exemption for bona fide Wyoming residents who are active or reserve members of the Wyoming national guard or the United States armed forces; providing an ad valorem tax exemption for bona fide Wyoming residents who are surviving spouses or surviving parents of specified veterans and military members…
From the introduced text, February 10, 2026:
AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; providing an ad valorem tax exemption for bona fide Wyoming residents who are honorably discharged veterans who served in the United States armed forces or the Wyoming national guard for a specified time period; providing an ad valorem tax exemption for bona fide Wyoming residents who are active or reserve members of the Wyoming national guard or the United States armed forces; providing an ad valorem tax exemption for bona fide Wyoming residents who are surviving spouses or surviving parents of specified veterans and military members; amending the bona fide Wyoming residency requirement as specified; providing definitions; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: SF0098 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0458 Section 1. W.S. 39-13-105(a)(intro) and by creating new paragraphs (viii) through (xi) and (f) is amended to read: 39-13-105. Exemptions. (a) The following persons who are bona fide Wyoming residents for at least three (3) years not less than one (1) year at the time of claiming the exemption are entitled to receive the tax exemption provided by W.S. 39-11-105(a)(xxiv): (viii) An honorably discharged veteran who served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States for not less than eighteen (18) consecutive months; (ix) An honorably discharged veteran …