Constitutional amendment (first resolution); real property tax; exemption for surviving spouse. (SJ284)
Introduced By
Sen. Richard Stuart (R-Westmoreland)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✗ |
Passed Senate |
Description
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); real property tax; exemption for surviving spouse of a soldier who died in a combat zone. Provides that the real property tax exemption for the principal residence of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed forces killed in action also applies if the member died in a combat zone but was not killed in action. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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01/10/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103525D |
01/10/2017 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
01/20/2017 | Assigned to P&E sub: Constitutional Amendments |
01/31/2017 | Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/31/2017 | Rereferred to Finance |
02/02/2017 | Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/03/2017 | Reading waived (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/06/2017 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/07/2017 | Read third time and agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2017 | Placed on Calendar |
02/09/2017 | Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections |
02/10/2017 | Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2017 | Committee substitute printed 17105315D-H1 |
02/14/2017 | Taken up |
02/14/2017 | Committee substitute agreed to 17105315D-H1 |
02/14/2017 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute SJ284H1 |
02/14/2017 | Agreed to by House with substitute (96-Y 2-N) |
02/14/2017 | VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2017 | House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) (see vote tally) |
02/17/2017 | House insisted on substitute |
02/17/2017 | House requested conference committee |
02/21/2017 | Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2017 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
02/21/2017 | Senators: Stuart, Cosgrove, Deeds |
02/23/2017 | Conferees appointed by House |
02/23/2017 | Delegates: Miyares, Cole, Lindsey |
02/25/2017 | No further action taken |
02/25/2017 | Failed to pass in Senate |
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.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax): AND I AUS SHOW RESPECT -- ALWAYS SHOW RESPECT TO THAT RELIGION, WHETHER IT'S MINE OR NOT. OKAY? AND BY THE WAY, I ASKED MY PASTOR, HE SAID CAN I USE THE WORDS JESUS CHRIST. I SAID ABSOLUTELY YOU CAN, PLEASE DO SO. MADAM CLERK, YOU CAN COME LECTURE ME AFTERWARDS, OKAY? AND THE BOTTOM LINE, NONE OF THOSE FOLKS, NO MATTER WHAT WORDS THEY USE, ARE GOING TO LOSE THEIR TAX STATUS. AND THE DAY THEY DO, IS THE DAY I WALK OUT OF THIS BUILDING AND I NEVER COME BACK. OKAY? BECAUSE THEY ARE FREE TO WORSHIP AS THEY PLEASE. AND SO ARE WE, AND SO IS ADAM AND SO AM I. WE DON'T NEED THIS BILL TO HAVE THAT RIGHT. WE HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE IT NOW. SO Y'ALL WANT TO GO UP ON THE BOARD AND SAY THIS PERSON'S ANTI-CHRISTIAN OR -- FINE, SEND THEM TO ME, BECAUSE I AM PROUD TO BE A CHRISTIAN, AND I AM HERE. I AM NOT VOTING FOR THE BILL.
[Unknown]: YIELD FOR A QUESTION? GENTLEMAN YIELD FOR A QUESTION? I WILL NOT YIELD YET. I WOULD SAY TO THE SENATOR, THE GENTLEMAN, MY COLLEAGUE FROM GRAYSON, WHO I GO DOWN AND VISIT HIM, I TRY TO EVERY SUMMER, I RESPECT THE INTENTIONS BEHIND THIS BILL. BUT WE ARE COVERED AS VIRGINIANS IN FREEDOM OF RELIGION. WE GOT IT. OKAY? WE GOT IT. WE'RE COVERED. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER HIS QUESTION.