Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption for spouse of disabled veteran.
Summary
Provides for a referendum at the November 6, 2018, election to approve or reject an amendment to the real property tax exemption for a primary residence that is currently provided to the surviving spouses of veterans who had a one hundred percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability to allow the surviving spouse to move to a different principal place of residence. Similar real property tax exemptions provided in the Constitution of Virginia to (i) the surviving spouses of members of the armed forces killed in action and (ii) the surviving spouses of certain emergency services providers killed in the line of duty allow the surviving spouse to move to a different principal place of residence and still claim the tax exemption. This bill is the companion ballot legislation for
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Dec 4, 2017
Last action Mar 14, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Feb 20, 2018
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
legislature
Feb 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Feb 7, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Jan 22, 2018
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #4
legislature
Dec 4, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
legislature
Dec 4, 2017
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100171D
legislature
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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