SJ 3 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

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
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Governor
Introduced Nov 20, 2023 Last action Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2024 · House of Delegates Feb 21, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 5, 2024
D Democratic21
21 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Apr 8, 2024
Committee
Assigned Chapter 778 (effective 7/1/24)
lower
Mar 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ3ER)
upper
Feb 21, 2024
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (97-0-1)
house of delegates
Feb 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0)
senate
Feb 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 23, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Nov 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors