North Carolina House considers bill to widen property tax break for disabled veterans

State Rep. Dante Pittman has proposed a measure in the North Carolina House that seeks to enhance property tax relief options for disabled veterans and their families, as outlined by the North Carolina State House.

Labeled HB 1122, the bill was filed on April 29 during the 2025 regular session with the official short title: ‘Expand Disabled Veteran Prop. Tax Exclusion.’

Here is a summary based on the content of the bill text, with some clarification for better understanding.

This bill increases North Carolina’s property tax homestead exclusion for disabled veterans by exempting a qualifying owner’s entire primary residence value from taxes, expanding the benefit from the previous limit of $45,000. The measure preserves current eligibility criteria for disabled veterans and surviving spouses and stipulates that beneficiaries cannot also claim similar property tax relief. It includes a “hold harmless” provision, requiring counties to report excluded values and receive reimbursement from the state, which must be shared with impacted cities and districts. There is a one-time $100,000 allocation for the Department of Revenue’s administrative costs in the 2026-27 fiscal year. Changes are scheduled to roll out in stages starting July 1, 2026.

Out of the four representatives who sponsored this bill, Vernetta Alston was the most active during the 2025 regular session, having sponsored 32 bills.

Legislation in North Carolina follows a multi-step process before becoming law. Each bill is introduced by a member, sent to committee, and must be read three times in both chambers. If amendments are made after one chamber’s approval, both must consent to the final draft. Post-approval from both chambers, the measure moves to the governor, who has 10 days (or 30 days if not in session) to sign, veto, or let the bill pass into law without further action.

Further details on this and other bills can be found here.

Pittman earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2018.

Pittman, a Democrat, was first elected to the North Carolina State House in 2025, now representing District 24 following the tenure of predecessor Ken Fontenot.