SB 1270 Virginia Senate · 2019 Regular Session

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 passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2019 Last action Feb 27, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jan 16, 2019

How they voted

340
Passed
Total votes 34
Jan 16, 2019
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amendment by Delegate Miyares agreed to
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Jan 16, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Jan 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Jan 7, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101186D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Richard Stuart
Richard Stuart
RRepublican
VA
25