Real property tax; exemption for disabled veterans, surviving spouse's ability to move.
Summary
Enacts as statutory law an amendment to subdivision (a) of Section 6-A of Article X of the Constitution of Virginia that was adopted by the voters on November 6, 2018, which applies the real property tax exemption for the surviving spouse of a disabled veteran to such spouse's principal place of residence regardless of whether such spouse moves to a different residence. The provisions of the bill would apply to taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2019. The bill makes technical corrections related to the real property tax exemptions for surviving spouses of members of the armed forces killed in action and surviving spouses of certain persons killed in the line of duty. This bill is identical to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2018
Committee Review
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Nov 29, 2018
Signed Feb 15, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2019 · House of Delegates Jan 14, 2019
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 7, 2019
D
Democratic19
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Feb 15, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 15 (effective 1/1/19)
executive
Feb 7, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0)
senate
Jan 21, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (94-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1655H1
lower
Jan 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19103726D-H1
lower
Jan 14, 2019
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (22-0)
house of delegates
Nov 29, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Nov 29, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101195D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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