Constitutional amendment; localities to establish either income or financial worth limitations. (HJ11)
Introduced By
Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg) with support from 6 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield), Del. Clay Athey (R-Front Royal), Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville), Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston), Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock), Del. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Woodbridge)
Progress
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
Description
Constitutional amendment (second resolution); property exempt from taxation. Amends the Constitution of Virginia to allow the General Assembly to authorize localities to establish their own income or financial worth limitations for purposes of granting property tax relief for homeowners not less than 65 years of age or permanently and totally disabled. The Constitution presently requires a showing that the homeowners granted property tax relief bear an extraordinary tax burden on the property in relation to their income or financial worth as provided by the General Assembly by state law. Read the Bill »
Status
03/08/2010: Passed the General Assembly
History
Date | Action |
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12/11/2009 | Committee |
12/11/2009 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100152D |
12/11/2009 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/14/2010 | Assigned P & E sub: #1 Constitutional |
01/25/2010 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N) |
01/29/2010 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/02/2010 | Taken up |
02/02/2010 | Engrossed by House |
02/02/2010 | Agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N) |
02/02/2010 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2010 | Reading waived |
02/03/2010 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/23/2010 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/25/2010 | Reading waived (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/26/2010 | Read third time |
02/26/2010 | Agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/05/2010 | Enrolled |
03/05/2010 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ11ER) |
03/05/2010 | Signed by Speaker |
03/08/2010 | Signed by President |
04/13/2010 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0770) |
04/14/2010 | Assigned Chapter 770 (effective 7/1/10) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 35 seconds.
Comments
WE need to cut taxes on everyones property. I dont see how this is morally right to require someone who OWNS their land to RENT it back from the state. Please tell me Im not renting my property from the state. If you fail to pay your "RENT" they will take your property and sell it from under you and then if that doesnt pay your "RENT" you owe some more. If you dont think you "RENT" try building something on your own land without permission.
How do you propose to fund schools, for example?
PROPERTY TAXES ARE OUT OF LINE, WAY TO HIGH AND IT SEEMS NO ONE CARES. IF I SPENT MY BUDGET LIKE THE GOVERNMENT DOES ID BE BROKE. ITS EASY TO RAISE TAXES, BUT IT TAKES A REALISTIC PERSON TO SAY LETS CUT TAXES. TO MUCH GIVE AWAY, NO ONE HELD RESPONSIBLE, TO MANY GOV. JOBS, I HOPE TAXPAYERS WILL WAKE UP THE GREEDY POLITICIANS WHEN 2O1O COMES AROUND. WE SENT THE MESSAGE LAST ELECTION, TAKE HEED.