Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, etc.; quantity of land certain associations may hold.
Summary
Religious and charitable matters; quantity of land certain associations may hold. Increases from 75 to 200 the number of acres of land that any association or post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, Spanish War Veterans, Disabled American Veterans, or any similar association of veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States chartered by an act of Congress may hold. However, the bill provides that any such property in excess of 75 acres shall not be exempt from taxation unless an ordinance to that effect is adopted by the governing body of the locality in which the property is located.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 20, 2021
Signed Mar 18, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 5, 2021
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Feb 15, 2021
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican16
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Mar 18, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 234 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology (12-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (98-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended HB2308E
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment by Delegate Watts agreed to
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed by temporarily
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Open Government/Procurement
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
Jan 20, 2021
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 21102696D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Emily Jordan
RRepublican
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