Pryor bill to restore property tax deduction to veteran spouses amended into other bill

Today, State Rep. Cherrish Pryor (D-Indianapolis) successfully amended the language in House Bill 1023 into another bill in the House Ways and Means Committee. Now, House Bill 1210 includes Pryor's language to restore a property tax deduction to surviving spouses of World War I veterans. The deduction was removed in Senate Enrolled Act 1 (2025).

HB 1210 passed out of committee today and now heads to the floor for consideration by the full House of Representatives.

Pryor issued the following statement upon the bill's amending and passage out of committee:

"I am grateful to Vice Chair Craig Snow for working with me to fix an oversight that left surviving spouses of World War I veterans without the property tax deduction they count on to make ends meet. Restoring this deduction will have minimal fiscal impact to the state but make a big difference in the lives of the surviving spouses of those who fought in the Great War.

"The state legislature should do everything we can to thank veterans and their spouses for the sacrifice they made to our country. Ensuring that veteran spouses have a roof over their head is a foundational part of that, and I'm glad we could move this legislation forward today."