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This Concurrent Resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to allow the New Jersey Legislature to grant a property tax deduction to the surviving spouse of a veteran who served honorably in wartime or during a declared emergency but was not a resident of New Jersey at the time of their death. The amendment specifies that this deduction would only be available if the deceased veteran was a resident of New Jersey both before entering military service and after being honorably discharged. The surviving spouse would need to remain a resident of New Jersey and would receive the deduction during their widowhood or widowerhood. This change aims to extend a benefit currently available to resident veterans and their surviving spouses to a specific group of surviving spouses of non-resident veterans who had ties to the state.