Proposes constitutional amendment to provide property tax exemption for primary residence owned and occupied by surviving spouse of first responder who dies while performing regular or assigned duties.
ACR 57 proposes a constitutional amendment to exempt the primary residence of a surviving spouse from property taxes if the spouse's partner was a first responder (law enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical personnel) who died while performing duties. The exemption applies only if the property was the first responder's primary residence at the time of death, the surviving spouse cohabited under conditions that wouldn't have led to divorce, and the death wasn't due to the first responder's willful negligence. The exemption lasts as long as the surviving spouse owns and occupies the home as their primary residence and remains unmarried. It does not cover cases where the spouse remarries or if the first responder's death resulted from their own negligence.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Party
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Cody Miller
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Hutchison
DDemocratic
Co
Gerry Scharfenberger
RRepublican
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