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HB 2440: VLT exemption; veteran amputees

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Cardenas, LD 19

BILL STATUS: Caucus & COW

                TI: DP 7-1-0-0

Legend: VA – US Department of Veterans Affairs VLT – Vehicle License Tax Amendments – BOLD and Stricken (Committee)

Abstract

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☒ Fiscal NoteRelating to VLT exemption for disabled veterans.

Provisions

1.       Exempts a veteran from VLT and registration fees if the veteran is certified by the VA as having at least a 40% disability from a lower limb amputation and is drawing compensation on that basis. (Sec. 1)

2.       Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)

Current Law

The registering officer is prohibited from collecting VLT or a registration fee from a veteran who: 1) purchased the vehicle or replacement of a vehicle acquired by financial aid from the VA, or 2) is certified by the VA as 100% disabled and drawing compensation on that basis. The surviving spouse of a veteran who is certified as 100% disabled by the VA is eligible for this exemption until the surviving spouse's remarriage or death.

The exemption is limited to one vehicle, or any replacement of the vehicle, owned by the veteran or veteran's surviving spouse. On initial registration, a veteran claiming an exemption must present proof of the VA's financial aid or government compensation and certificate on determination of 100% disability (A.R.S. § 28-5802).

VLT exemptions also exist for:

·         a resident who receives public monies as an individual with a long-term disability under Title 16 of the Social Security Act (A.R.S. § 28-5803);

·         a surviving spouse or surviving dependent of a deceased member of the US military who was killed in the line of duty or died from injuries suffered in the line of duty (A.R.S. § 28-5803.01);

·         a surviving spouse or surviving dependent of a deceased first responder who was killed in the line of duty or died from injuries suffered in the line of duty (A.R.S. § 28-5803.01); and

·         an Arizona resident who is a member of the US armed forces, and is deployed in support of a worldwide contingency operation (A.R.S. § 28-5811).

 

 

 

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Fifty-third Legislature                  HB 2440

Second Regular Session                               Version 2: Caucus & COW

 

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