HB 697 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Income tax, state; credit for surviving spouse's real property taxes.

Summary
Income tax; credit for surviving spouse's real property taxes. Provides, for taxable years 2026 through 2030, a nonrefundable income tax credit in an amount equal to a surviving spouse's qualifying portion of real property taxes, defined in the bill, for any qualifying residence, also defined in the bill. The bill defines "eligible veteran" as a veteran who had been determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to have a 100 percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability. The bill defines "surviving spouse" as the surviving spouse (i) of an eligible veteran; (ii) that would have been eligible for a real property tax exemption but for the eligible veteran's death having occurred prior to January 1, 2011; and (iii) who paid real property taxes on a qualifying residence during the taxable year for which the credit is claimed. The aggregate amount of credits allowable under the provisions of the bill shall not exceed $5 million per taxable year and shall be allocated by the Department of Taxation on a first-come, first-served basis.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Feb 18, 2026
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6
Key actions
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Committee
4
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Left in Committee Appropriations
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Finance and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
Assigned HFIN sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Hillary Pugh Kent
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