Amendment 1Constitutional amendment · Put on the ballot by lawmakers
Transfer veteran spouse tax break
Explain it like I'm 5
Some surviving spouses of disabled veterans get an extra home-tax break. This would let them move that break once to a new home, like taking one coupon to a new store.
Yes vote
An eligible surviving spouse could transfer the additional homestead exemption once to a new qualifying home.
No vote
The exemption would remain tied to the original qualifying home.
The question to ask yourself
Should an eligible surviving spouse keep this tax benefit after one move?
The case for
- Helps surviving spouses relocate or downsize without losing a benefit tied to military service.
- Preserves an existing benefit rather than creating an unlimited new exemption.
- The one-time limit narrows its effect.
Backed by: Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs, Louisiana Realtors, Leaders for a Better Louisiana
The case against
- Reduces local property-tax revenue available for public services.
- Adds another special exemption to Louisiana's constitution.
- Other property owners may bear more of the local tax burden.
Opposed by: Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, Pelican Institute for Public Policy
- Money
- Local property-tax revenue could decrease, but the overall effect was not estimated.
- Don't be misled
- It does not create an unlimited exemption, because the transfer is one time and limited to the prior exemption.