SB 128 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Heroes Homestead Act.

SB 128, the Heroes Homestead Act, increases the property tax exemption for disabled veterans in North Carolina from $45,000 to $76,500 of a home's appraised value. This change directly affects qualifying disabled veterans who own and occupy their primary residence, providing greater tax relief on their homes. The bill amends North Carolina's property tax law to set the new exclusion amount, effective for taxes due on or after July 1, 2026. It does not apply to other property tax relief programs.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Feb 2025

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Introduced Feb 21, 2025 Last action Feb 24, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 4 edits

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This diff shows primarily administrative and formatting changes to Senate Bill 128 rather than substantive policy modifications. The bill's core content regarding property tax homestead exclusions remains unchanged, with only metadata updates reflecting the bill's progression through the legislative process.

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Added bill number designation 'S128-v-1' and removed internal tracking code 'DRS45063-NIf-42A' as the bill moved from filing to first edition

Added Senate Rules and Operations committee referral date of February 24, 2025 to the bill header

Removed blank line after committee referral information, likely a formatting cleanup

Updated filing date from February 21, 2025 to reflect current legislative status in the bill header

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Feb 24, 2025

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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

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Feb 21, 2025

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2 primary · 12 co-sponsors