SB 93 Virginia Senate · 2020 Regular Session

Taxes on income, wills, and administrations; exemption for victims of the Va. Beach mass shooting.

Summary
Taxes on income, wills, and administrations; exemption for victims of the Virginia Beach mass shooting and for payments to such victims; emergency. Establishes an income tax exemption for relief payments paid to a victim of the 2019 Virginia Beach mass shooting or a parent, guardian, child, or spouse of a victim. The bill also establishes an exemption from probate tax for a person killed or injured in the shooting. The bill provides that if, prior to its enactment, a person eligible for a tax exemption pursuant to the bill paid tax to the Commonwealth or a locality for a will or grant of administration of a victim's estate, either the Commonwealth or the locality shall refund the tax. The bill establishes a deduction for a taxpayer's relief payment, whether directly or indirectly, to a victim of the Virginia Beach mass shooting, provided the taxpayer coordinates with the City of Virginia Beach to identify victims and distribute payments. The bill contains an emergency clause.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Dec 2, 2019 Signed Mar 11, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Mar 11, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 278 (effective 3/11/20)
executive
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB93S1
upper
Jan 22, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20106162D-S1
upper
Jan 21, 2020
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-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 2, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Dec 2, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/08/20 20101254D
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors