Constitutional amendment; property tax exemption for certain surviving spouses.
Summary
Constitutional amendment (second reference);real property tax exemption; surviving spouses of soldiers who diedin the line of duty. Expands the current tax exemption for realproperty available to the surviving spouses of soldiers killed inaction to the surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the lineof duty with a Line of Duty determination from the U.S. Departmentof Defense.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 7, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 28, 2024
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Apr 8, 2024
Committee
Assigned Chapter 777 (effective 7/1/23)
lower
Mar 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ45ER)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Feb 7, 2024
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (97-0-1)
house of delegates
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2024
Committee
Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kathy Tran
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Helmer
DDemocratic
Co
Jackie Glass
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Thomas
DDemocratic
Co
Michael Feggans
DDemocratic
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