Real property tax; exemption for spouses of members of armed forces killed in action. (HB46)

Introduced By

Del. David Ramadan (R-South Riding) with support from co-patrons Del. Terry Austin (R-Buchanan), Del. Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach), and Sen. Lynwood Lewis (D-Accomac)

Progress

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

Description

Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); property tax; exemption for surviving spouse of soldiers killed in action. Provides for a referendum at the November 4, 2014, election to approve or reject an amendment to allow the General Assembly to exempt from taxation the real property of the surviving spouse of a soldier killed in action. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
12/02/2013Committee
12/02/2013Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14100908D
12/02/2013Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/10/2014Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments Subcommittee
01/20/2014Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
01/24/2014Reported from Privileges and Elections (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/27/2014Read first time
01/28/2014Read second time and engrossed
01/29/2014Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
01/29/2014VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2014Constitutional reading dispensed
01/30/2014Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/18/2014Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
02/18/2014Rereferred to Finance
02/24/2014Impact statement from DPB (HB46)
02/25/2014Reported from Finance with substitute (17-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2014Committee substitute printed 14105296D-S1
02/26/2014Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
02/27/2014Read third time
02/27/2014Reading of substitute waived
02/27/2014Committee substitute agreed to 14105296D-S1
02/27/2014Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB46S1
02/27/2014Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
02/28/2014Placed on Calendar
02/28/2014Impact statement from DPB (HB46S1)
03/03/2014Senate substitute agreed to by House 14105296D-S1 (93-Y 0-N)
03/03/2014VOTE: ADOPTION (93-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/06/2014Enrolled
03/06/2014Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB46ER)
03/06/2014Impact statement from DPB (HB46ER)
03/06/2014Signed by Speaker
03/09/2014Signed by President
04/07/2014G Approved by Governor-Chapter 757 (effective 7/1/14)
04/07/2014G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0757)

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 1 minute.