Taxes on income, wills, and administrations; exemption for victims of the Virginia Beach shooting.
Summary
Taxes on income, wills, and administrations;exemption for victims of the Virginia Beach mass shooting and forpayments to such victims. Establishes an income tax exemptionfor relief payments paid to a victim of the Virginia Beach mass shootingor a parent, guardian, child, or spouse of a victim. The bill alsoestablishes an exemption from probate tax for a person killed orinjured in the shooting. The bill provides that if, prior to itsenactment, a person eligible for a tax exemption pursuant to thebill paid tax to the Commonwealth or a locality for a will or grantof administration of a victim's estate, either the Commonwealth orthe locality shall refund the tax. Thebill establishes a deduction for a taxpayer's relief payment, whetherdirectly or indirectly, to a victim of the Virginia Beach mass shooting,provided the taxpayer coordinates with the City of Virginia Beachto identify victims and distribute payments.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Nov 25, 2019
Last action Jan 22, 2020
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Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Nov 25, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Nov 25, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101380D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barry Knight
RRepublican
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