Real property tax; exemption on residence of spouse of military service member killed in action. (HB127)

Introduced By

Del. Barry Knight (R-Virginia Beach) with support from 11 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Rob Bloxom (R-Accomack), Del. Glenn Davis (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Buddy Fowler (R-Ashland), Del. Jay Leftwich (R-Chesapeake), Del. Jason Miyares (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Chris Stolle (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Scott Taylor (R-Virginia Beach), Del. Ron Villanueva (R-Virginia Beach), Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake), Sen. Bill DeSteph (R-Virginia Beach), Sen. Frank Wagner (R-Virginia Beach)

Progress

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

Description

Real property tax exemption; spouse of military service member killed in action. Clarifies that "killed in action" includes a service member who dies of wounds received in action after reaching a medical treatment center, for purposes of the real property tax exemption on the residence of the surviving spouse. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
12/17/2015Committee
12/17/2015Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100683D
12/17/2015Referred to Committee on Finance
01/19/2016Impact statement from TAX (HB127)
02/02/2016Assigned to sub: Subcommittee #2
02/02/2016Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
02/03/2016Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
02/08/2016Reported from Finance with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/08/2016Committee substitute printed 16104783D-H1
02/09/2016Read first time
02/10/2016Read second time
02/10/2016Committee substitute agreed to 16104783D-H1
02/10/2016Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB127H1
02/11/2016Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/11/2016VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2016Constitutional reading dispensed
02/12/2016Referred to Committee on Finance
02/19/2016Impact statement from TAX (HB127H1)
02/23/2016Reported from Finance with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/23/2016Committee substitute printed 16105731D-S1
02/24/2016Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/25/2016Read third time
02/25/2016Reading of substitute waived
02/25/2016Committee substitute agreed to 16105731D-S1
02/25/2016Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB127S1
02/25/2016Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2016Placed on Calendar
02/29/2016Senate substitute rejected by House 16105731D-S1 (1-Y 98-N)
02/29/2016VOTE:REJECTED (1-Y 98-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2016Senate insisted on substitute (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/02/2016Senate requested conference committee
03/03/2016House acceded to request
03/03/2016Conferees appointed by House
03/03/2016Delegates: Knight, Ware, Aird
03/04/2016Conferees appointed by Senate
03/04/2016Senators: Cosgrove, Barker, Dunnavant
03/08/2016C Amended by conference committee
03/08/2016Conference report agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
03/08/2016VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2016Passed by temporarily
03/09/2016Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/11/2016Enrolled
03/11/2016Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB127ER)
03/11/2016Signed by Speaker
03/14/2016Signed by President
03/16/2016Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/16/16
03/16/2016G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
03/21/2016Impact statement from TAX (HB127ER)
03/29/2016G Approved by Governor-Chapter 539 (effective 7/1/16)
03/29/2016G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0539)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 6 clips in all, totaling 5 minutes.

Transcript

This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.

AYES 40, NOS 0. AYES 40, NOS 0. THE BILLS IN THE BLOCK PASS. RETURNING TO PAGE 8, HOUSE BILL 127. THE SENATOR FROM AUGUSTA, SENATOR HANGER.

Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon): THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I MOVE THAT THE BILL PASS AND I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THAT.

[Unknown]: THE SENATOR HAS THE FLOOR.

Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon): THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MEMBER OF THE SENATE, HOUSE BILL 127 CLARIFIES THE DEFINITION OF KILLED IN ACTION FOR PURPOSES OF OUR TAX CODES AND FOR EXEMPTIONS FROM TAXATION. THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE CHANGES THE BILL TO CONFORM TO THE SENATOR FROM CHESAPEAKE'S BILL, I BELIEVE, THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY PASSED. SO I MOVE THE BILL PASS.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE QUESTION IS SHALL HOUSE BILL 127 PASS. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES AYE, THOSE OPPOSED NO. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

[Unknown]: AYES 40, NOS 0. AYES 40, NOS 0.
THE SENATE AMENDMENT IS AGREED TO. HOUSE BILL 127 A BILL TO AMEND AND REENACT SECTION OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA RELATED TO REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): GENTLEMAN FROM FROM A VIRGINIA BEACH, MR. KNIGHT.

[Unknown]: MR. SPEAKER, THE SENATE SUBSTITUTE CONFORMS BY BILL TO A SENATE VERSION WHICH IS OUTDATED. THE SENATOR LIKES MY BILL BETTER. SO I MOVE THAT WE REJECT THE SENATE SUBSTITUTE.

Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): SHALL THE SENATE SUBSTITUTE BE AGREED TO? CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.


[Unknown]: CALENDAR. SENATE CALENDAR FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016. UNFINISHED BUSINESS, HOUSE. HOUSE BILL 127. THE HOUSE HAS REJECTED THE SENATE SUBSTITUTE. THE SENATOR FROM AUGUSTA, SENATOR HANGER.

Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon): THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I MOVE THAT THE SENATE INSIST ON ITS AMENDMENT AND REQUEST A COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.

[Unknown]: THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE REQUEST HE IS SHALL THE SENATE INSIST ON ITS SUBSTITUTE AND REQUEST A COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CH ANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL.

Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon): AYES 38, NOS 0.

[Unknown]: AYES 38, NOS 0.
UNITED. HOUSE BILL 127. YOU HAVE THE FOR THAT. THE CONFERENCE REPORT REQUESTS THAT WE REJECT THE SENATE AMENDMENT AND RECOMMEND THAT THE BILL BE ACCEPTED AS IS ENGROSSED. WE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH D.O.D. AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD THE RIGHT LANGUAGE TO ALLOW THE FAMILIES OF THOSE WHO WERE KILLED IN ACTION TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION. SO I WOULD MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT. THE REQUEST HE IS SHALL THE SENATE ADOPT THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON HOUSE BILL 127. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION WILL. ARE THE SENATORS READY TO VOTE? HAVE ALL THE SENATORS VOTED? DO ANY SENATORS DESIRE TO CH ANGE THEIR VOTE? THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLL. AYES 40, NOS 0. AYES 40, NOS 0. THE SENATE ADOPTS THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT. MOVING FORWARD TO PAGE 3. HOUSE BILL 386. SENATOR COSGROVE. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE