Bill Text: VA SB987 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Real property tax; exemption for disabled veterans.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-3)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-06 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0840) [SB987 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2011-SB987-Introduced.html
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11101918D Patrons-- Puller, Stosch, Edwards, Howell, Marsden, Reynolds, Stuart and Vogel Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 32 of Title 58.1 an article numbered 2.3, consisting of sections numbered 58.1-3219.5 and 58.1-3219.6, as follows: Article 2.3. Exemption for Disabled Veterans. § 58.1-3219.5. Exemption from taxes on property for disabled veterans. A. Pursuant to Article X, Section 6-A of the Constitution of Virginia, the General Assembly hereby exempts from taxation the real property, including the joint real property of husband and wife, of any veteran who has been rated by the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor agency pursuant to federal law to have a 100 percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability, and who occupies the real property as his principal place of residence. B. The surviving spouse of a veteran eligible for the exemption set forth in this article shall also qualify for the exemption, so long as the death of the veteran occurs on or after January 1, 2011, the surviving spouse does not remarry, and the surviving spouse continues to occupy the real property as his principal place of residence. § 58.1-3219.6. Application for exemption. The veteran or surviving spouse claiming the exemption under this article shall file with the commissioner of the revenue of the county, city, or town or such other officer as may be designated by the governing body in which the real property is located, on forms to be supplied by the county, city, or town, an affidavit or written statement (i) setting forth the name of the disabled veteran and the name of the spouse, if any, also occupying the real property, (ii) indicating whether the real property is jointly owned by a husband and wife, and (iii) certifying that the real property is occupied as the veteran's principal place of residence. The veteran shall also provide documentation from the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor agency indicating that the veteran has a 100 percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability. The veteran shall be required to refile the information required by this section only if the veteran's principal place of residence changes. In the event of a surviving spouse of a veteran claiming the exemption, the surviving spouse shall also provide documentation that the veteran's death occurred on or after January 1, 2011. 2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage. |
