SB1270
Real property tax; exemption for disabled veterans, surviving spouse's ability to move.
Summary
As Passed Both Chambers. Real property tax exemption for disabled veterans; surviving spouses; ability to move to a different residence.
Enacts as statutory law an amendment to subdivision (a) of Section 6-A of Article X of the Constitution of Virginia that was adopted by the voters on November 6, 2018, which applies the real property tax exemption for the surviving spouse of a disabled veteran to such spouse's principal place ... (More) of residence regardless of whether such spouse moves to a different residence. The provisions of the bill would apply to taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2019. The bill makes technical corrections related to the real property tax exemptions for surviving spouses of members of the armed forces killed in action and surviving spouses of certain persons killed in the line of duty. This bill is identical to HB 1655. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/07/2019 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101186D
- 01/07/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 01/13/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB1270)
- 01/15/2019 - Senate: Reported from Finance (16-Y 0-N)
- 01/16/2019 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/2019 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/18/2019 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/2019 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/22/2019 - House: Read first time
- 01/22/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Finance
- 02/11/2019 - House: Reported from Finance (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2019 - House: Read second time
- 02/13/2019 - House: House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- 02/13/2019 - House: Read third time
- 02/13/2019 - House: Amendment by Delegate Miyares agreed to
- 02/13/2019 - House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/13/2019 - House: Passed House with amendment (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2019 - House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/2019 - Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1270ER)
- 02/20/2019 - Senate: Signed by President
- 02/20/2019 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/2019 - Senate: Impact statement from TAX (SB1270ER)
- 02/27/2019 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 27, 2019
- 02/27/2019 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/25/2019 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 801 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/25/2019 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0801)
