Wyoming Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption Amendment (2026)

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Wyoming Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption Amendment
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Election date
November3, 2026
Topic
Property and Taxes
Status
Not on the ballot
Type
Constitutional amendment
Origin
State legislature

The Wyoming Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption Amendment is not on the ballot in Wyoming as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.[1]

The amendment would have exempted a primary residence and up to 10 acres of associated land from property taxation for veterans with a 100% service-connected disability rating or who is totally and permanently disabled as provided by law and extended the exemption to a veterans' surviving spouse.[1]

Text of measure

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Wyoming Constitution

To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required in both the Wyoming State Senate and the Wyoming House of Representatives.

The amendment was introduced on January 9, 2025. On January 30, 2025, the state House approved the amendment in a vote of 58-4.[1]

On February 24, 2025, the Senate Committee of the Whole rejected the amendment in a vote of 6-21, with four members excused or otherwise not voting.[1]

Vote in the Wyoming House of Representatives
January 27, 2025
Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber
Number of yes votes required: 42  Approveda
YesNoNot voting
Total5822
Total percent93.55%3.23%3.23%
Democrat420
Republican5402

See also

  • Ballot measure lawsuits
  • Ballot measure readability
  • Ballot measure polls

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