Real property tax; land use valuation.
Summary
Provides that (i) land devoted to agricultural use includes land devoted to the sale of products made from plants and animals located on the property, (ii) land devoted to horticultural use includes land devoted to plants and the sale of products made from horticultural items, (iii) the agreement pursuant to soil and water conservation programs that qualifies land as devoted to agricultural or horticultural uses may be made with the Commonwealth, (iv) land designated for use value assessment shall not lose such designation solely because of its location in a newly created zoning district that was not requested by the property owner, and (v) if the state uniform standards for eligibility for real estate devoted to agricultural use or horticultural use require a minimum length of time of a specified use, then the use of other similar property by a lessee of the owner shall be included in calculating such time, and the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall include in the uniform standards a shorter length of time for real estate with no prior qualifying use, provided that the owner submits a written document of the owner's intent regarding use of the real estate containing elements set out in the uniform standards.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Feb 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
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
19
Key actions
2
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Feb 23, 2018
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
legislature
Feb 14, 2018
Committee
Rereferred to Rules
legislature
Feb 5, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
legislature
Feb 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB871E
legislature
Feb 1, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
legislature
Jan 23, 2018
Committee
Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #1
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
legislature
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101494D
legislature
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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