VA HB558 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Passed on April 4 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0394)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Summary

Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); real property tax exemption; surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty. Provides for a referendum at the November 5, 2024, election to approve or reject an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia that would expand the real property tax exemption that is currently available to the surviving spouses of soldiers killed in action to be available to the surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty with a Line of Duty determination from the U.S. Department of Defense.

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Title

Constitutional amendment; property tax exemption for certain surviving spouses (voter referendum).

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-02 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-01-30 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N) (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-04 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0394)
2024-04-04 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 394 (effective - see bill)
2024-03-11 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
2024-03-11HouseEnrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
2024-03-07SenateSigned by President
2024-03-05HouseSigned by Speaker
2024-03-05HouseBill text as passed House and Senate (HB558ER)
2024-03-05HouseEnrolled
2024-02-28SenatePassed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2024-02-28SenateRead third time
2024-02-27SenateReported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
2024-02-27SenateConstitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
2024-02-20SenateRereferred to Finance and Appropriations
2024-02-20SenateReported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
2024-02-09SenateReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2024-02-09SenateConstitutional reading dispensed
2024-02-08HouseVOTE: Block Vote Passage (98-Y 0-N)
2024-02-08HouseRead third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2024-02-07HouseRead second time and engrossed
2024-02-06HouseRead first time
2024-02-02HouseReported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
2024-01-30HouseSubcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Finance
2024-01-30HouseSubcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
2024-01-28HouseAssigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments
2024-01-09HouseReferred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2024-01-09HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104020D

Same As/Similar To

SB4 (Similar To) 2024-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0395)

Subjects


Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB558
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB558+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB558ER+hil
Texthttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0394+hil
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H1802V0004+HB0558
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H18V0020+HB0558
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+HV0387+HB0558
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S08V0079+HB0558
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0698HB0558+HB0558
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+S05V0399+HB0558
Roll Callhttps://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+SV0727HB0558+HB0558

Bill Comments

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