Subject Real Estate and Real Estate Tax | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | HB724 | False advertising; liability of real estate brokers and salespersons; exemption. Exempts a licensed real estate broker or salesperson from criminal and civil liability for making an advertisement that contains any promise, assertion, representation, ... [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-29 |
| VA | HB1209 | Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act; developer control period. Provides that, except to the extent the time-share instruments expressly provide otherwise, the developer control period shall terminate when the developer (i) transfers to purchasers leg... [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-29 |
| VA | HB1256 | Condominium Act; Property Owners' Association Act; lien for assessments; priority. Provides that such portion of the unpaid assessments due and owing the association for a period not to exceed three years that is attributable to providing the mainten... [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-29 |
| VA | HB82 | Real property tax; land use valuation. Provides that roll-back taxes shall not apply to real property that loses its designation as devoted to agricultural or horticultural use because of excavation of sand or gravel on it, provided that such propert... [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-29 |
| VA | HB483 | Real property tax; collection of certain taxes. Provides that the current authority to increase the assessment of real property taxes for three preceding tax years by increasing the amount of the valuation of the property applies only to errors relat... [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-30 |
| VA | SJR45 | Study; JLARC; property tax relief for low-income property owners; report. Requires the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study issues relating to property tax relief for low-income property owners. [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-30 |
| VA | SJR57 | Study; JLARC; property tax relief for low-income property owners; report. Requires the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study issues relating to property tax relief for low-income property owners. [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-30 |
| VA | SJR74 | Constitutional amendment (first resolution); real property tax exemption for certain surviving spouses of disabled veterans. Expands the real property tax exemption for the primary residence of a surviving spouse of a disabled veteran, to include the... [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-30 |
| VA | SB817 | Property exempt from taxation by designation. Adds Historic Pocahontas, Inc., to the list of organizations whose property is exempt from taxation, so long as the corporation continues to be organized and operated not for profit. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-21 Stricken from Senate calendar (39-Y 0-N) |
| VA | HB1812 | Real property owned by the Commonwealth; local service charges. Alters the provisions governing local service charges on property owned by the Commonwealth (i) by including the value of hospitals and educational institutions owned by the Commonwealth... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-21 Stricken from docket by Finance by voice vote |
| VA | SB764 | Smyth County; ordinance providing that charges for water and sewer shall be a lien on real estate. Adds Smyth County to the list of localities permitted to provide by ordinance that charges for water and sewer shall be a lien on the real estate serve... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 Stricken at request of Patron in Local Government (15-Y 0-N) |
| VA | SB900 | Sale of commercial advertising space on school buses and real property. Permits a school board to sell advertising space on the exterior of school buses and real property with certain limitations. The limitations include requirements for the size and... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-24 Stricken at request of patron in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) |
| VA | SB1308 | Taxation of tangible personal property. Requires localities to tax campers and other recreational vehicles as real property if they are used as a primary residence and do not travel more than 250 miles per year. The bill provides for refunds for pers... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-29 Stricken at request of Patron in Finance by voice vote |
| VA | SJR272 | Constitutional amendment (first resolution); real property tax exemption for spouses of soldiers killed in action. Provides a real property tax exemption for the primary residence of surviving spouses of members of the military who are killed in acti... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-31 Passed by indefinitely in Finance with letter (13-Y 0-N) |
| VA | HB2223 | Prevent infringement of private property rights under United Nations Agenda 21. Precludes the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions from adopting or implementing policy recommendations as may be required by United Nations Agenda 21 that infring... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-31 Tabled in Rules by voice vote |
| VA | SJR278 | Study; JLARC to study property tax relief for low-income property owners; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study issues relating to property tax relief for low-income property owners. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-01 Passed by indefinitely in Rules by voice vote |
| VA | HJR573 | Constitutional amendment (first resolution); property tax exemption for nonprofit medical clinics serving the indigent. Exempts from taxation property owned by nonprofit medical clinics organized to provide health care services without charge to the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1973 | Real Estate Board; death or disability of a broker. Requires the Real Estate Board to grant approval to certain persons in a specific order of priority as may be designated by a broker in the event of his disability or death to conclude the business ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB2131 | Real property tax in certain service districts; Fairfax County. Modifies and clarifies the special real property taxes that Fairfax County may impose in a service district to pay for the costs of the additional improvements and services provided in t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | SB1358 | Water and sewer system connections. Adds Gloucester County to those counties that may require connection to their water and sewage systems by owners of property that may be served by such systems; however, those persons having a domestic supply or s... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-06 |
| VA | HB1687 | Real property tax; increases in assessed value for prior years. Reduces the period of time in which the assessed value of real property may be increased for prior years from the three preceding tax years to the preceding tax year. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-12 Passed by indefinitely in Finance (15-Y 0-N) |
| VA | HB1686 | Credit unions; retained earnings. Increases the maximum amount of a credit union's funds that may be invested in its real estate, office buildings, equipment, and furnishings, without the prior written authorization of the Commissioner of Financial I... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0016) |
| VA | HB1522 | Personal property tax; motor vehicles leased by a locality or constitutional officer. Creates a separate classification, for purposes of permitting localities to set a lower personal property tax rate, on motor vehicles leased by a county, city, town... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-22 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0039) |
| VA | SB769 | Credit unions; retained earnings. Increases the maximum amount of a credit union's funds that may be invested in its real estate, office buildings, equipment, and furnishings, without the prior written authorization of the Commissioner of Financial I... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0092) |
| VA | HB1480 | Real Estate Board; authority to hear fair housing violations by real estate licensees. Clarifies that in any case in which there are multiple respondents and one of the respondents is a real estate licensee, the case involving both the real estate li... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0190) |
| VA | HB1598 | Real property tax; boards of equalization. Modifies several provisions governing boards of equalization including (i) modifying qualifications for membership of certain boards; (ii) authorizing boards to receive complaints electronically as long as ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0197) |
| VA | HB2038 | Fees in lieu of real property taxes; Fort Monroe. Modifies the method of determining the amount of fees in lieu of real property taxes owed by the Fort Monroe Authority by ensuring that properties at Fort Monroe that would be taxed by the City of Ham... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0221) |
| VA | HB2004 | Liability for injury to trespasser. Provides that the possessor of real property owes no duty of care to a trespasser except in those circumstances where a common law right of action, statutory right of action, or judicial exception existed as of Jul... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0217) |
| VA | HB2186 | Transfer of property by VDOT. Authorizes VDOT to exchange real property controlled by the Department in Albemarle County for private property owned by the Wachtmeister 1981 Revocable Trust in exchange for land adjoining the Keene Area Headquarters fo... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0238) |
| VA | SB772 | Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act; developer control in time-share estate program; control liens; foreclosure procedure. Provides that in addition to the current developer control termination provisions and to the extent that the purchase contract ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0327) |
| VA | HB1553 | Real property tax assessment; affordable housing. Modifies the special means of assessing the value of affordable rental housing units by permitting a taxpayer who owns certain multiple units and has expenses that are common to two or more units to m... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0249) |
| VA | HB1586 | Local arts and cultural districts; tax incentives. Permits a locality to include the rebate of real estate property taxes among the tax incentives it makes available in an arts and cultural district established by ordinance. Current law provides for ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0254) |
| VA | HB1697 | Real property tax; special valuation for land preservation. Makes it optional for localities to impose roll-back taxes when the owner of real property that qualifies for special land use valuation has the property rezoned for a more intensive use. Un... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0269) |
| VA | HB1630 | Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act; developer control in time-share estate program; control liens; foreclosure procedure. Provides that in addition to the current developer control termination provisions and to the extent that the purchase contract ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0259) |
| VA | HB1668 | Authorizing DBHDS to convey a portion of the real property known as the Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute to the Mount Rogers Community Services Board. Authorizes the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to convey, w... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0265) |
| VA | HB1988 | Automated external defibrillators; immunity. Provides that a person who maintains an automated external defibrillator (AED) located on real property owned or controlled by such person shall not be civilly liable for any personal injury resulting from... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0300) |
| VA | HB2200 | Property Owners' Association Act; home-based businesses permitted. Provides that, except to the extent the declaration or rules and regulations duly adopted pursuant thereto expressly provide otherwise, no association shall prohibit any lot owner fro... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0310) |
| VA | HB1401 | Real property tax; sale of sole dwelling for delinquent taxes. Requires that, prior to initiating judicial proceedings to sell real property because of delinquent taxes, the locality must notify the taxpayer that he has the right to request that the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0334) |
| VA | SB1065 | Local arts and cultural districts; tax incentives. Permits a locality to include the reduction or rebate of real estate property taxes among the tax incentives it makes available in an arts and cultural district established by ordinance. Current law ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0386) |
| VA | HB1756 | City of Bedford reversion; taxation of real property that becomes part of Bedford County. Requires Bedford County to impose real property taxes on property that becomes part of the County as a result of the reversion of the City of Bedford to town st... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0342) |
| VA | SB1041 | City of Bedford reversion; taxation of real property that becomes part of Bedford County. Requires Bedford County to impose real property taxes on property that becomes part of the County as a result of the reversion of the City of Bedford to town st... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0384) |
| VA | SB1093 | Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act; adoption. Codifies the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act, which authorizes the creation of a transfer on death deed, which, when properly executed and recorded, passes title directly to named ben... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0390) |
| VA | HB2099 | Shooting of muskrats and raccoons. Allows a landowner to trap or shoot fur-bearing animals including muskrats and raccoons upon his own land during the closed season when these animals are causing damage to his crops or property, or are posing a thre... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0349) |
| VA | HB2301 | Volunteer fire departments; billing by localities. Allows localities to directly bill homeowners on behalf of local volunteer fire departments under certain circumstances. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0356) |
| VA | SB811 | Filing fraudulent liens or encumbrances against the property of another; penalty. Provides that any person who maliciously files a fraudulent lien or encumbrance in a public record against the real or personal property of another, knowing that such l... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0454) |
| VA | HB1736 | Real Estate Board; protection of escrow funds by real estate licensee; payments made under a rental agreement. Provides that for any landlord-tenant relationship within the purview of the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, any prepaid rent... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0489) |
| VA | HB2073 | Liability of real estate brokers and salespersons; false advertising and false information. Clarifies that a licensed real estate broker or salesperson shall not be liable for providing false information under certain circumstances, which includes an... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0499) |
| VA | HB1703 | Municipal deed restrictions on certain property in Virginia Beach. Provides that certain deed restrictions shall include the ability to enter into public-private partnerships with nonprofit entities that provide services for the benefit of veterans a... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0488) |
| VA | SB1144 | Conversion of leased property. Provides that failure to return leased property to the lessor within 30, as opposed to 10, days after written notice has been given that the rental period for the property has expired is prima facie evidence of the int... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0536) |
| VA | SB881 | Volunteer fire departments; billing by localities. Allows localities to directly bill homeowners on behalf of local volunteer fire departments under certain circumstances. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0616) |
