California State Senator Shannon Grove, who represents the Morongo Basin, is the author of SB658, a bill that allows partially disabled veterans who own property to claim the state’s property tax exemption proportional to the disability rating percentage. Currently, disabled veterans may request a reduction on their home’s assessed value when determining property taxes but only if they are 100% disabled, totally blind or have lost one or more limbs. SB 658 passed in the Senate Governance and Finance Committee with a bipartisan vote of 5 to 0. The measure will next be heard by the Senate Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs.
