Real estate tax; relief for elderly and permanently and totally disabled. (HB2278)

Introduced By

Del. Mark Keam (D-Vienna)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Real estate tax relief for the elderly and permanently and totally disabled. Authorizes local governments to establish annual income or financial worth limitations as a condition of eligibility for real property tax relief for the elderly and permanently and totally disabled. The bill implements the amendment to Article X, Section 6 (b) of the Constitution of Virginia that limits the General Assembly's ability to establish the limitations and allows the General Assembly to authorize local governments to establish the limitations.

The bill contains an emergency clause. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/12/2011Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/12/11
01/12/2011Committee
01/12/2011Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/12/11 11102152D
01/12/2011Referred to Committee on Finance
01/15/2011Impact statement from TAX (HB2278)
01/19/2011Assigned Finance sub: #2
01/26/2011Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
02/02/2011Reported from Finance with amendments (21-Y 0-N)
02/02/2011Reported from Finance with substitute (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2011Committee substitute printed 11105105D-H1
02/02/2011Incorporates HB1866
02/04/2011Read first time
02/07/2011Read second time
02/07/2011Committee substitute agreed to 11105105D-H1
02/07/2011Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2278H1
02/08/2011Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/08/2011VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2011Constitutional reading dispensed
02/09/2011Referred to Committee on Finance
02/10/2011Impact statement from TAX (HB2278H1)
02/16/2011Reported from Finance with substitute (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2011Committee substitute printed 11105418D-S1
02/17/2011Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2011Read third time
02/18/2011Reading of substitute waived
02/18/2011Committee substitute agreed to 11105418D-S1
02/18/2011Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2278S1
02/18/2011Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2011Placed on Calendar
02/22/2011Senate substitute agreed to by House 11105418D-S1 (97-Y 0-N)
02/22/2011VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2011Enrolled
03/03/2011Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2278ER)
03/03/2011Signed by Speaker
03/04/2011Impact statement from TAX (HB2278ER)
03/04/2011Signed by President
03/24/2011G Approved by Governor-Chapter 496 (effective 3/24/11)
03/24/2011G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0496)

Map

This bill mentions Chesapeake, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Chesterfield, Henrico, Richmond, Powhatan, Goochland, Hanover, Charlottesville, Stafford, Fauquier, Prince William, Manassas, Manassas Park, Alexandria, Fairfax, Arlington, Falls Church, Loudoun, Clarke.

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 45 seconds.