SB 200 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Income tax, state; housing choice vouchers, definition of eligible housing areas.

Summary
Income tax credits for housing choice vouchers; eligible housing areas. Expands the definition of "eligible housing area" for purposes of the housing choice voucher tax credit to include the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metropolitan Statistical Area. Landlords who rent qualified housing units within such areas are eligible for an income tax credit. Current law only applies to certain areas within the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News Metropolitan Statistical Area. The bill provides that the credit would sunset in 2025. Under current law, there is no sunset. This bill is identical to HB 590.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Apr 2020
Introduced Dec 30, 2019 Signed Apr 10, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
42
Key actions
15
Committee
13
Amendments
2
Apr 10, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 1032 (effective 7/1/20)
executive
Mar 7, 2020
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (57-Y 42-N)
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 20, 2020
Lower · Passed
House requested conference committee
lower
Feb 20, 2020
Introduced
House insisted on amendment
lower
Feb 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (59-Y 41-N)
lower
Feb 17, 2020
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance with amendment (13-Y 9-N)
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB200S1
upper
Jan 31, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106812D-S1
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Moved from Finance to Finance and Appropriations due to a change of the committee name
upper
Dec 30, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Dec 30, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102465D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors