Washington County - Property Tax Credit for Disabled Veterans - Eligibility

HB 1333 expands Washington County's property tax credit for disabled veterans to include members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Public Health Service who meet the same eligibility criteria as military veterans. The bill modifies the definition of "disabled veteran" to explicitly cover these federal service members, maintaining the existing requirement that applicants must have a service-connected disability rated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The credit amount remains tied to the veteran’s disability rating percentage (e.g., a 50% disability rating equals a 50% credit on property taxes). This change directly affects eligible NOAA and Public Health Service members who own or reside in a dwelling house in Washington County and qualify under the existing tax credit rules.