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

DateAction
01/10/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103525D
01/10/2017Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
01/20/2017Assigned to P&E sub: Constitutional Amendments
01/31/2017Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/31/2017Rereferred to Finance
02/02/2017Reported from Finance (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/03/2017Reading waived (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/06/2017Read second time and engrossed
02/07/2017Read third time and agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2017Placed on Calendar
02/09/2017Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
02/10/2017Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (20-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/10/2017Committee substitute printed 17105315D-H1
02/14/2017Taken up
02/14/2017Committee substitute agreed to 17105315D-H1
02/14/2017Engrossed by House - committee substitute SJ284H1
02/14/2017Agreed to by House with substitute (96-Y 2-N)
02/14/2017VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 2-N) (see vote tally)
02/16/2017House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2017House insisted on substitute
02/17/2017House requested conference committee
02/21/2017Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2017Conferees appointed by Senate
02/21/2017Senators: Stuart, Cosgrove, Deeds
02/23/2017Conferees appointed by House
02/23/2017Delegates: Miyares, Cole, Lindsey
02/25/2017No further action taken
02/25/2017Failed 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.