Virginia House Bill 421 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on March 25 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-25 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0485)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Real property tax exemptions; military members and their surviving spouses. Extends the property tax exemptions for the principal residences of certain disabled veterans and surviving spouses of members of the armed forces killed in action to include real property improvements made to the land surrounding such residences so long as the principal use of the improvement is (i) to house or cover motor vehicles or household goods and personal effects and (ii) for other than a business purpose. Article X, Section 6-A of the Constitution of Virginia exempts from local real property taxes the principal residences of (i) veterans with a 100 percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability and (ii) surviving spouses of members of the armed forces killed in action. Under the Code of Virginia, in general, up to one acre upon which the principal residence is situated is also exempt from local property taxes. The bill extends the exemption to other improvements made to such one acre so long as the principal use of the improvement is (i) to house or cover motor vehicles or household goods and personal effects and (ii) for other than a business purpose. The provisions of the bill are effective for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017.

Real property tax; exemptions for military members and their surviving spouses.

Del. Gordon Helsel [R]

2016-02-26 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-25 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-24 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-11 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N) (Y: 100 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-08 - House - House: Reported from Finance with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-03 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N) (Y: 9 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-03-25		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0485)
2016-03-25		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 485 (effective 1/1/17)
2016-03-07		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
2016-03-07	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/7/2016
2016-03-04	Senate	Signed by President
2016-03-01	House	Signed by Speaker
2016-03-01	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB421ER)
2016-03-01	House	Enrolled
2016-02-26	Senate	Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2016-02-26	Senate	Read third time
2016-02-25	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2016-02-24	Senate	Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N)
2016-02-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance
2016-02-12	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2016-02-11	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
2016-02-11	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
2016-02-10	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB421H1
2016-02-10	House	Committee substitute agreed to 16104779D-H1
2016-02-10	House	Read second time
2016-02-09	House	Read first time
2016-02-08	House	Committee substitute printed 16104779D-H1
2016-02-08	House	Reported from Finance with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
2016-02-03	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (9-Y 0-N)
2016-02-02	House	Assigned Finance sub: Subcommittee #2
2016-01-07	House	Referred to Committee on Finance
2016-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16101333D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
58	1	3219.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	1	3219.9	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB421
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB421+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB421H1+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB421ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0485+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H1002V0025+HB0421
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+H10V0070+HB0421
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+HV0423+HB0421
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+S05V0202+HB0421
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0636HB0421+HB0421
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+vot+SV0660HB0421+HB0421