HB77 Alabama 2026 Session

Updated Jan 23, 2026

House Bill

In Committee

Current Status

2026 Regular Session

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Kenneth Paschal Representative
Republican
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Title: Taxation and Revenue; disabled veterans' homestead taxes inclusion in debt-to-income ratio under certain circumstances prohibited
Description: Under existing law, the homesteads of residents of this state who are over 65 years of age or who are retired due to permanent and total disability, including disabled veterans with a 100 percent disability rating, are exempt from all state ad valorem taxes.
Also under existing law, those individuals are granted a certificate of permanent and total disability by the Commissioner of Revenue as evidence of this exemption.
This bill would require a tax assessing official to issue tentative certificates of permanent and total disability to disabled veterans with a 100 percent disability rating upon the submission of certain information.
This bill would also prohibit settlement agents and loan closing officers from considering ad valorem taxes for homesteads when calculating these veterans' debt-to-income ratio upon receiving a tentative certificate.
Subjects: Taxation & Revenue