HB 167 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations.

Summary
Tax exemptions; Confederacy organizations. Eliminates the exemption from state recordation taxes for the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and eliminates the tax-exempt designation for real and personal property owned by the Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the General Organization of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Confederate Memorial Literary Society, the Stonewall Jackson Memorial, Incorporated, the Virginia Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, and the J.E.B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust, Inc. The bill contains technical amendments.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 6, 2026 Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 1 edit · Feb 23, 2026
MINOR
The bill transitions from an introduced draft to an enrolled, final version, confirming that the text of the law remains substantively identical. The primary difference is the addition of official state formatting, including session headers, page numbers, and approval stamps, which signifies the bill has been signed into law.
Scope change
No change in the scope or applicability of the law; the substantive provisions regarding tax exemptions remain exactly the same.
TECHNICAL

The document was updated from a draft introduction format to the final enrolled format, adding official headers, page numbers, and approval stamps while keeping the legal text unchanged.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 10, 2026

How they voted

370
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Feb 18, 2026
D Democratic19
19 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 788 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB167ER)
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (21-Y 17-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 5-N)
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance (15-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors

Sponsors