Virginia House Bill 71 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Passed on March 23 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0421)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); real property tax exemption for surviving spouses of certain disabled veterans. Provides for a referendum at the November 6, 2018, election to approve or reject an amendment to the real property tax exemption for a primary residence that is currently provided to the surviving spouses of veterans who had a one hundred percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability to allow the surviving spouse to move to a different principal place of residence. Similar real property tax exemptions provided in the Constitution of Virginia to (i) the surviving spouses of members of the armed forces killed in action and (ii) the surviving spouses of certain emergency services providers killed in the line of duty allow the surviving spouse to move to a different principal place of residence and still claim the tax exemption. This bill is the companion ballot legislation for HJR 6 and is identical to SB 900.

Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption for spouse of disabled veteran.

Del. Jason Miyares [R]	Sen. John Bell [D]	Del. Karrie Delaney [D]	Del. Dave LaRock [R]
Sen. John McGuire [R]	Del. Thomas Wright [R]

2018-03-01 - Senate - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-28 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-20 - Senate - Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-07 - House - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-02-02 - House - House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N) (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-23		Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0421)
2018-03-23		Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 421 (effective 7/1/18)
2018-03-14		Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
2018-03-14	House	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 14, 2018
2018-03-08	Senate	Signed by President
2018-03-05	House	Signed by Speaker
2018-03-05	House	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB71ER)
2018-03-05	House	Enrolled
2018-03-01	Senate	Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
2018-03-01	Senate	Read third time
2018-02-28	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
2018-02-27	Senate	Reported from Finance (14-Y 0-N)
2018-02-20	Senate	Rereferred to Finance
2018-02-20	Senate	Reported from Privileges and Elections (14-Y 0-N)
2018-02-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2018-02-08	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed
2018-02-07	House	VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
2018-02-07	House	Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
2018-02-06	House	Read second time and engrossed
2018-02-05	House	Read first time
2018-02-02	House	Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
2018-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
2018-01-22	House	Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #4
2017-12-04	House	Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
2017-12-04	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100171D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB71
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB71+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+HB71ER+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0421+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H1804V0007+HB0071
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+H18V0018+HB0071
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+HV0394+HB0071
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S08V0101+HB0071
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+S05V0298+HB0071
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0749HB0071+HB0071
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+vot+SV0804HB0071+HB0071