The Overview
If you're a totally disabled veteran in Tiverton with a service-connected disability, or the unmarried widow or widower of one, Rhode Island just doubled your minimum property-tax credit. Rhode Island's SB 3364, which updates Tiverton's property tax rules for totally disabled veterans, became law when Gov. Dan McKee (D) signed it June 23. The law raises the minimum credit from $200 to $400 and extends eligibility to a veteran's unmarried widow or widower, according to Bloomberg Tax.
What the Law Does
The law repeals the existing Tiverton tax credit for totally disabled veterans and replaces it with a new credit of at least $400 for totally disabled veterans with service-connected disabilities and their unmarried widows or widowers. That floor is double the prior $200 minimum.
First, the dollar floor rises, so every qualifying veteran or surviving spouse in Tiverton gets at least twice the relief they received before. Second, the credit now explicitly covers unmarried widows and widowers of qualifying veterans, a group that was not covered under the old rules. The law repeals Tiverton's tax credit for totally disabled veterans and adds their unmarried widows and widowers to a tax credit of $400 or more.
Legislative Status
Sen. Walter Felag (D-RI-10) and Sen. Lou DiPalma (D-RI-12) sponsored the bill. The Senate passed it 38-0 on June 10. The House passed it in concurrence 67-0 on June 11.
The Town of Tiverton had passed a resolution supporting the change to include an eligible veteran's unmarried widow or widower. From introduction to the governor's signature, the bill moved in 18 days.
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